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Chapter 1 Quiz
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Question 1
________ is a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols shared by a large group of people
and usually communicated from one generation to the next.
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Feedback for all What is Cross-Cultural Psychology? - p. 3
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Question 2
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Culture
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Society
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Race
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Nationality
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Which of the following is a common definition of race?
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Basic Definitions - p. 4
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A group of people who share common geographical origin, history,
and language, and are unified by a political entity.
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A group of people distinguished by certain similar and genetically
transmitted physical characteristics.
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A group of people who have a common ancestral origin, language,
and traditions.
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A group of people who share knowledge, beliefs, and practices
related to a particular faith.
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Question 3
________ culture is a construct based on rules, symbols, and principles established
predominantly in the past.
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Cultural Traditionalism - p. 9
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Traditional
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Popular
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Ideological
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Folk
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Question 4
A person who is uncomfortable with ambiguity and responds well to established rules and
authority might be described as having high ________.
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Empirical Examination of Culture - p. 11
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Question 5
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uncertainty orientation
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certainty orientation
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certainty avoidance
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uncertainty avoidance
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Which of the following is not a recognized type of knowledge in cross-cultural psychology?
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Basic Definitions - p. 7
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Scientific
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Biological
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Legal
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Popular
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Studies show individualism to be a defining characteristic among which group?
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Question 7
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Western Europeans
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North Americans
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Japanese
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Eastern Europeans
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Survival is the prime goal of human beings, according to which theoretical approach?
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Cultural Syndromes - p. 13
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Evolutionary
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Ecocultural
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Sociological
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Physiological
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Question 8
Psychologists have developed at least three views on how local cultures will likely respond
to globalization. Which of the following is not discussed in this chapter?
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The Cultural Mixtures Approach - p. 16
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Today's globalization patterns will eventually pull cultures further
apart.
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Globalization will have a positive impact on cultural identity
because it will foster the decline of costs.
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Globalization will probably make a positive difference, but for only
half the world's population.
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Globalization will inevitably lead to the weakening of local cultures
and the development of a new international culture.
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Question 9
________ is defined as unequal distribution of resources that causes a sense of
psychological inferiority.
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The Integrative Approach: A Summary - p. 18
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Oppression
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Persecution
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Despotism
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Subjugation
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Question 10
A person who has never ventured outside their own country and who is also part of a large
cultural majority may eventually become ________.
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Ethnocentrism - p. 19
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egocentric
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ethnocentric
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polycentric
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claustrophobic
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