Question 1

According to studies, children that were often held or carried by their ________ are significantly more trusting.

Accepted Answer

A)  mothers 
B)  fathers 
C)  siblings 
D)  families 
A)  mothers 
B)  fathers 
C)  siblings 
D)  families

Question 2

Compared with people in the United States, ___________ generally had a strong sense of interpersonal morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Asmet of New Guinea 
B)  the Yanomamo 
C)  Hindu-Indians 
D)  Semi 
A)  the Asmet of New Guinea 
B)  the Yanomamo 
C)  Hindu-Indians 
D)  Semi

Question 3

One of the most important settings for children in some societies is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  home 
B)  with peers 
C)  with adults 
D)  school 
A)  home 
B)  with peers 
C)  with adults 
D)  school

Question 4

In the U.S. and England, babies are held or touched from 12 to 20% of their daytime hours, which contrasts with preindustrial societies in which

Accepted Answer

A)  babies are never held. 
B)  babies are only held half as much as in the U.S. 
C)  babies are held more than half the day. 
D)  no one is sure of the exact time babies are held. 
A)  babies are never held. 
B)  babies are only held half as much as in the U.S. 
C)  babies are held more than half the day. 
D)  no one is sure of the exact time babies are held.

Question 5

Clifford Geertz studied the differences between Western and non-Western concepts of __________ and found that they were quite different.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture 
B)  psychology 
C)  sociology 
D)  self 
A)  culture 
B)  psychology 
C)  sociology 
D)  self

Question 6

In _________ of the world's societies, mothers typically breast feed for at least two years.

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  70% 
C)  90% 
D)  55% 
A)  15% 
B)  70% 
C)  90% 
D)  55%

Question 7

Describe the concept of conservation. Why is it that non-Western peoples do not develop the concept of conservation until a much later age than Westerners?

Accepted Answer

The concept of conservation refers to th

Question 8

Humans need a long period of childhood, in which the young are dependent on parents and other caregivers because

Accepted Answer

A)  the media has said this is what we should do. 
B)  parents like this arrangement. 
C)  we need time to acquire the complexity of human social and cultural life. 
D)  it helps the economies of all societies. 
A)  the media has said this is what we should do. 
B)  parents like this arrangement. 
C)  we need time to acquire the complexity of human social and cultural life. 
D)  it helps the economies of all societies.

Question 9

___________felt that there is a predictable order in the sequences of stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Freeman 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Malinowski 
A)  Freud 
B)  Freeman 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Malinowski

Question 10

Why is the aggressive behavior of pastoralists not only acceptable but may be adaptive?

Accepted Answer

The aggressive behavior of pastoralists,

Question 11

According to a California study, in what type of society are babies not held more than 25 percent of the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunter-gatherer 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  pastoral 
A)  hunter-gatherer 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  pastoral

Question 12

Why are the tests taken to other societies by cross-cultural psychologists suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concepts such as conservation and formal-operational thinking are not known in other cultures. 
B)  Cross-cultural psychology is basically flawed in its ability to measure differences. 
C)  The tests used are developed here in the West. 
D)  Cross-cultural psychology is a new field and as such is untested. 
A)  Concepts such as conservation and formal-operational thinking are not known in other cultures. 
B)  Cross-cultural psychology is basically flawed in its ability to measure differences. 
C)  The tests used are developed here in the West. 
D)  Cross-cultural psychology is a new field and as such is untested.

Question 13

__________ is a term used by both anthropologists and psychologists to describe development, through the influence of parents and other people, of patterns of behavior in children that conform to cultural expectations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialization 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Repression 
D)  Socialism 
A)  Socialization 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Repression 
D)  Socialism

Question 14

Particularly American _________ parents stress independence.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower class 
B)  upper class 
C)  single 
D)  middle class 
A)  lower class 
B)  upper class 
C)  single 
D)  middle class

Question 15

The Six Cultures project suggests that children tend to be more aggressive the more they are _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the company of children their own age 
B)  left alone 
C)  with adults 
D)  punished 
A)  in the company of children their own age 
B)  left alone 
C)  with adults 
D)  punished

Question 16

Kardiner believed that ________ give rise to certain personality characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  personality integration 
B)  secondary institutions 
C)  primary institutions 
D)  personality characteristics 
A)  personality integration 
B)  secondary institutions 
C)  primary institutions 
D)  personality characteristics

Question 17

A society's involvement in war has a profound impact on parent-child relations because

Accepted Answer

A)  during war there is an increase in parental encouragement of aggression. 
B)  boys in the family are often encouraged to be aggressive. 
C)  when society is at peace, socialization for aggression decreases. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  during war there is an increase in parental encouragement of aggression. 
B)  boys in the family are often encouraged to be aggressive. 
C)  when society is at peace, socialization for aggression decreases. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 18

What is socialization? How does the proper socialization of an individual occur?

Accepted Answer

Socialization is the process through whi

Question 19

Schooled individuals may enjoy an advantage on cognitive tests just because _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they can read 
B)  they are educated 
C)  they have more information 
D)  they are familiar with tests 
A)  they can read 
B)  they are educated 
C)  they have more information 
D)  they are familiar with tests

Question 20

How do schools implicitly teach values?

Accepted Answer

Schools implicitly teach values through

Exam 19: Culture and the Individual

According to studies, children that were often held or carried by their ________ are significantly more trusting.

Compared with people in the United States, ___________ generally had a strong sense of interpersonal morality.

One of the most important settings for children in some societies is __________.

In the U.S. and England, babies are held or touched from 12 to 20% of their daytime hours, which contrasts with preindustrial societies in which

Clifford Geertz studied the differences between Western and non-Western concepts of __________ and found that they were quite different.

In _________ of the world's societies, mothers typically breast feed for at least two years.

Describe the concept of conservation. Why is it that non-Western peoples do not develop the concept of conservation until a much later age than Westerners?

Humans need a long period of childhood, in which the young are dependent on parents and other caregivers because

___________felt that there is a predictable order in the sequences of stages.

Why is the aggressive behavior of pastoralists not only acceptable but may be adaptive?

According to a California study, in what type of society are babies not held more than 25 percent of the time?

Why are the tests taken to other societies by cross-cultural psychologists suspect?

__________ is a term used by both anthropologists and psychologists to describe development, through the influence of parents and other people, of patterns of behavior in children that conform to cultural expectations.

Particularly American _________ parents stress independence.

The Six Cultures project suggests that children tend to be more aggressive the more they are _________.

Kardiner believed that ________ give rise to certain personality characteristics.

A society's involvement in war has a profound impact on parent-child relations because

What is socialization? How does the proper socialization of an individual occur?

Schooled individuals may enjoy an advantage on cognitive tests just because _________.

How do schools implicitly teach values?

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