A friend asks you the following question: “Is it really necessary to study an African perspective in Personology?” Which of the following is most likely to be the appropriate response and justification?

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“No, it is not necessary. If the people of Africa want to be part of the developed world, they must incorporate Western psychology into their thinking”.

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“No, it is not necessary, because African perspectives can make no contributions to the understanding of human functioning.”

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“Yes, it is necessary. The existing Euro-American perspectives are one-sided and sometimes unsuitable for the understanding of people from other cultures.”

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“Yes, it is necessary, because there is basically no difference between African and Western theories of personality.”

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