Distinguish among absolutism, relativism, and universalism in explanations of behaviors. How are most psychologists likely to regard each of these three positions?

What will be an ideal response?

Absolutism assumes that behaviors are essentially the same, regardless of culture. In this view, behaviors to not need different explanations in different cultures.
Relativism assumes that there are no cross-cultural or universal causes of behavior. Each culture needs to be understand only in terms of its own context.
Universalism assumes that there may be universal processes, but they manifest themselves differently in different cultures.
Most psychologists are likely to reject the extreme positions of absolutism and relativism. Universalism would be seen as a reasonable position, although it may be hard for scientists to avoid the biases and assumptions of their own culture in identifying universal processes.

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