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One of psychology’s two main goals is:
to create knowledge about people based on research
to simplify the human mind
to discover and understand people’s primitive needs
to give people important academic jobs
to create knowledge about people based on research
Most human behaviour research in the USA today is conducted on
hospital patients
a broad spectrum of people from all genders, races, ethnic groups, cultures, social and economic classes, and lifestyles
university students
middle-aged white men
University Students
Cross-cultural psychology seeks to find principles and truth that are
universal to some people in some cultures and culture specific to all people of all cultures.
universal to all culturally specific people.
culturally specific to all universal people
universal to all people of all cultures or culture-specific to some people in some cultures.
Universal to all people of all cultures or culture specific to some people in some cultures
The absolutist position assumes that factors underlying behaviour are ______________ , whereas researchers from the relativist position argue they are _________________ .
cultural; biological
biological and cultural; cultural
absolute; universal
biological; cultural
biological; cultural
According to the universalist perspective, similarities in human behaviour across cultures are:
not considered worthwhile to examine
due to species-wide basic processes
due to culture-organism interactions
due to cultural influences
due to species-wide basic processes
The perspective that involves the claim that all procedures should occur within the local cultural context is the ________________ orientation.
emic
universalist
relativist
absolutist
relativist
Parenting beliefs in Western countries tend to emphasize
protection of the child
playing an active-goal-directed role in their child’s development
a focus on enjoying the parent-child relationship simply letting the child 'grow up'
playing an active-goal-directed role in their child’s development
A parental style characterised as warm and nurturing, with few firm parental guidelines for behaviour is
Answers: authoritative
permissive
uninvolved
authoritarian
permissive
_________________________ is a period that is probably subject to more cultural and environmental impact than any other in the lifespan.
Answers: Childhood
Adolescence
None of the options is correct: all time periods are equally impacted by cultural and environmental factors.
Middle adulthood.
Childhood
Some researchers have criticised cross-cultural research that uses parenting styles because
Answers:
the meanings of specific dimensions associated with a parenting style (e.g., warmth, control) may vary in meaning across cultures.
it may not account for cultural differences in parenting goals and beliefs. All of the options are correct. it is based on observations of a European-American sample.
All options correct
Of the many different child-rearing behaviours in which people of different cultures engage, one of the most representative of cultural differences concerns
Answers: rule setting. nurturent behaviours sleeping arrangements. the use of physical punishment.
Sleeping arrangements
Cross-cultural variations in caregiver responsibilities have been found for: Answers: mothers All of the options are correct. Siblings Fathers
all options
The education system is probably the most important institution that
Answers: provides an environmental setting in which education sometimes occurs.
socialises our children and teaches and reinforces important cultural values.
encourages an informative model of teaching.
gives an opportunity for poor families to educate themselves
socialises our children and teaches and reinforces important cultural values.
Research suggests that Chinese and Japanese parents and teachers are more likely to emphasise the importance of __________ in children’s learning and achievement.
Answers: innate differences in ability
obedience
individual effort and innate ability equally
individual effort
individual effort
Research on malnutrition and temperament of Masai infants supports the concept of:
Answers: a. goodness of fit (between temperament and environment) b. universal developmental pathways c. culture specific developmental pathways d. developmental contextualism
goodness of fit (between temperament and environment)
The idea that development is driven by nature's close interaction with nurture is called: Answers: a. universalism b. contextual development c. developmental contextualism d. sociocultural theory
developmental contextualism
The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the Strange Situation task used to assess attachment has been challenged by cross-cultural research. Answers: a. accuracy b. cross-cultural validity c. reliability d. consistency
cross-cultural validity
Keller proposed three cultural models of attachment. The one that is most similar to the Bowlby/Ainsworth model developed in North America is:
Answers: a. hierarchical relatedness b. psychological autonomy c. ethic of community d. hybrid model
psychological autonomy
In contrast to Piaget, Vygotsky saw cognitive development as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ culture. Answers: a. the same as b. inseparable from c. totally distinct from d. more important than
inseparable from
Research conducted across a range of cultures has resulted in alternatives to Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning. These are: Answers: a. ethic of autonomy and ethic of community b. ethic of community and ethic of divinity c. ethic of divinity and ethic of autonomy d. ethic of divinity and ethic of justice
ethic of community and ethic of divinity
Zac is a shy child, wary of new people and situations. Research suggests that his temperament would be considered desirable in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ culture but undesirable in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ culture. Answers: a. Chinese; European b. Japanese; German c. Chinese; North American d. Australian; North American
Chinese; North American
Kohlberg's stages of preconventional and conventional morality are considered to be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Answers: a. problematic b. universal c. culture-specific d. invalid
universal
the approach to parenting in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities could be decsribed as what kind of cultural model, according to Keller’s three models?
Answers: a. hierarchical relatedness b. psychological autonomy c. culture-specific d. hybrid
hierarchical relatedness
Cross-cultural research on the timing of developmental milestones suggests that there are:
Answers: a. interactive pathways b. culture specific pathways c. universal developmental pathways d. universal and culture-specific developmental pathways
universal and culture-specific developmental pathways