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Making sense of cultural formation and identification often leads people to assess the moderating influence of personality. In brief, personality is the relatively stable set of psychological attributes that distinguishes one person from another.

A long-standing debate among psychologists-often referred to as the question of nature versus nurture-is the extent to which an individual's personality attributes are biologically inherited (the nature argument) or shaped by the social and cultural environment in which people are raised (the nurture argument).

In reality, just as do manifest and latent aspects moderate cultural expression, so too do both biological and environmental factors play important roles in determining personalities.

This line of research strongly recommends that international managers recognize the limitations of sweeping generalizations about people's behavior based on their cultural backgrounds. Furthermore, successful managers will likely acknowledge that individual differences exist within any given cultural group. In otherwords, while culture may lead to certain behavioral tendencies, individual behavior within any given culture often varies significantly.

All of the following conclusions are supported by this scenario EXCEPT which one?

Neither biology nor environment provides a complete explanation of personality traits.

Assuming a person will behave a certain way based on culture may lead to misjudgments.

Cultural background does not always predict a person's behavior.

An understanding of culture is the key to predicting personality and behavior.

International managers can gain insight from the findings of psychology.