Question 1

What is the fear reaction of being bewitched found among Algonquian hunters?

Accepted Answer

A) amok 
B) latah 
C) berdache 
D) sadhu 
E) windigo 
A) amok 
B) latah 
C) berdache 
D) sadhu 
E) windigo

Question 2

Enculturation begins with the development of self-awareness,which may be defined as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to assume roles 
B) the ability to identify oneself as an object,to react to oneself,and to appraise oneself 
C) the process by which the self adapts to a particular environment 
D) the process by which an individual identifies right and wrong 
E) the belief that one has lived a previous life 
A) the ability to assume roles 
B) the ability to identify oneself as an object,to react to oneself,and to appraise oneself 
C) the process by which the self adapts to a particular environment 
D) the process by which an individual identifies right and wrong 
E) the belief that one has lived a previous life

Question 3

An intersexed child is derided and viewed as a "freak of nature" in traditional Native American culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Early studies of the relationship between personality and culture had assumed that they were essentially the same;culture stamped out identical personalities like cars off an assembly line.A more statistical concept of psychological traits in a society is the concept of a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) basic personality structure 
B) modal personality 
C) Rorschach 
D) national character 
E) configuration 
A) basic personality structure 
B) modal personality 
C) Rorschach 
D) national character 
E) configuration

Question 5

Dependence training is more likely in _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear families 
B) societies whose subsistence is based on pastoralism 
C) a food foraging society 
D) extended families in societies whose economy is based on subsistence farming 
E) industrial societies 
A) nuclear families 
B) societies whose subsistence is based on pastoralism 
C) a food foraging society 
D) extended families in societies whose economy is based on subsistence farming 
E) industrial societies

Question 6

Ruth Benedict did a study comparing gender in three NEW Guinea societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: Samoans
Algonquian
Dobu
Ju/’hoansi

Accepted Answer

The Answer of studied by Margaret Mead and studied by is...

Question 8

Another name for an ethnic psychosis is a _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) mental ethnic syndrome 
B) culture psychosis 
C) cultural mental anomaly 
D) culture bound syndrome 
E) none of the above 
A) mental ethnic syndrome 
B) culture psychosis 
C) cultural mental anomaly 
D) culture bound syndrome 
E) none of the above

Question 9

The Native American typically views intersexed individuals in a very positive and affirming light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Although the study of national character has been severely criticized,some anthropologists have argued that there is a new urgency to such studies because we need to know what motivates the decision makers in modern nations.An important leader in this area today is Francis Hsu who suggests that we use the concept of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) configurations 
B) core values 
C) cultural themes 
D) basic personality structure 
E) modal personality 
A) configurations 
B) core values 
C) cultural themes 
D) basic personality structure 
E) modal personality

Question 11

An individual's personality _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a product of enculturation 
B) is influenced by an individual's genetic makeup 
C) is a kind of cognitive map functioning throughout an individual's lifetime 
D) is an integrated,dynamic system of perceptual assemblages,which includes the self and its behavioral environment,that develops over time 
E) all of the above 
A) is a product of enculturation 
B) is influenced by an individual's genetic makeup 
C) is a kind of cognitive map functioning throughout an individual's lifetime 
D) is an integrated,dynamic system of perceptual assemblages,which includes the self and its behavioral environment,that develops over time 
E) all of the above

Question 12

One of the pioneers of anthropology is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Nancy Scheper-Hughes 
B) Catherine Bateson 
C) Mary Douglas 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) Ruth Benedict 
A) Nancy Scheper-Hughes 
B) Catherine Bateson 
C) Mary Douglas 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) Ruth Benedict

Question 13

To Native Americans the function of religion is not to try to condemn or to change what exists,but to accept the realities of the world and to appreciate their contributions to life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Female anthropologist _________________________________ is known for her research on the island of Manus.She examined the thought processes of children through their drawings.

Accepted Answer

A) Nancy Scheper-Hughes 
B) Catherine Bateson 
C) Mary Douglas 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) Ruth Benedict 
A) Nancy Scheper-Hughes 
B) Catherine Bateson 
C) Mary Douglas 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) Ruth Benedict

Question 15

Which of the following statements about self-awareness is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-awareness occurs earlier in children as a function of the amount of social stimulation they receive. 
B) At 15 weeks of age,the home-reared infant in North America is in contact with its mother for about 20% of the time. 
C) At 15 weeks of age,infants in the Ju/'hoansi society of South Africa's Kalahari Desert are in close contact with their mothers about 70% of the time. 
D) American children develop self-awareness earlier than do Ju/'hoansi children. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Self-awareness occurs earlier in children as a function of the amount of social stimulation they receive. 
B) At 15 weeks of age,the home-reared infant in North America is in contact with its mother for about 20% of the time. 
C) At 15 weeks of age,infants in the Ju/'hoansi society of South Africa's Kalahari Desert are in close contact with their mothers about 70% of the time. 
D) American children develop self-awareness earlier than do Ju/'hoansi children. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

The work of Margaret Mead and others in the field of culture and personality contributed to the realization that what is defined as "human nature" depends on culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The assumptions involved in the concept of enculturation may be traced to and illuminated by an understanding of the concept of tabula rasa,a term which _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) means racial metaphoric agenda 
B) means blank slate 
C) was used by the philosopher John Locke 
D) was used as a metaphor for the newborn infant who gets written on by experience 
E) all of the above except a 
A) means racial metaphoric agenda 
B) means blank slate 
C) was used by the philosopher John Locke 
D) was used as a metaphor for the newborn infant who gets written on by experience 
E) all of the above except a

Question 18

Margaret Mead's groundbreaking work in culture and personality published in 1928 was a deliberate test of a Western psychological hypothesis.What was this hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Lowering the drinking age will promote promiscuity. 
B) Child-rearing practices have no effect on adult personality. 
C) The stress and conflict experienced by American adolescents is a universal phenomenon based on maturing hormones. 
D) By changing child-rearing practices,we can change the structure of society. 
E) By lowering the driving age,we can promote less stress among adolescents. 
A) Lowering the drinking age will promote promiscuity. 
B) Child-rearing practices have no effect on adult personality. 
C) The stress and conflict experienced by American adolescents is a universal phenomenon based on maturing hormones. 
D) By changing child-rearing practices,we can change the structure of society. 
E) By lowering the driving age,we can promote less stress among adolescents.

Question 19

In traditional Ju/'hoansi society,fathers and mothers alike show great indulgence to children.A result of this indulgence is that the children _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) do not fear or respect men more than they do women 
B) fear both parents equally 
C) are spoiled and intolerant of other children 
D) do not know how to show proper respect for their fathers 
E) have to learn proper respect much later in life 
A) do not fear or respect men more than they do women 
B) fear both parents equally 
C) are spoiled and intolerant of other children 
D) do not know how to show proper respect for their fathers 
E) have to learn proper respect much later in life

Question 20

The core value to which European-Americans subscribe is,according to Francis Hsu,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) dependence 
C) generosity in sharing 
D) rugged individualism 
E) the development of self,rather than the accumulation of things 
A) cooperation 
B) dependence 
C) generosity in sharing 
D) rugged individualism 
E) the development of self,rather than the accumulation of things

What is the fear reaction of being bewitched found among Algonquian hunters?

Enculturation begins with the development of self-awareness,which may be defined as _______________.

An intersexed child is derided and viewed as a "freak of nature" in traditional Native American culture.

Early studies of the relationship between personality and culture had assumed that they were essentially the same;culture stamped out identical personalities like cars off an assembly line.A more statistical concept of psychological traits in a society is the concept of a _______________.

Dependence training is more likely in _______________.

Ruth Benedict did a study comparing gender in three NEW Guinea societies.

Another name for an ethnic psychosis is a _______________________________.

The Native American typically views intersexed individuals in a very positive and affirming light.

An individual's personality _______________.

One of the pioneers of anthropology is _______________.

To Native Americans the function of religion is not to try to condemn or to change what exists,but to accept the realities of the world and to appreciate their contributions to life.

Female anthropologist _________________________________ is known for her research on the island of Manus.She examined the thought processes of children through their drawings.

Which of the following statements about self-awareness is incorrect?

The work of Margaret Mead and others in the field of culture and personality contributed to the realization that what is defined as "human nature" depends on culture.

The assumptions involved in the concept of enculturation may be traced to and illuminated by an understanding of the concept of tabula rasa,a term which _______________.

Margaret Mead's groundbreaking work in culture and personality published in 1928 was a deliberate test of a Western psychological hypothesis.What was this hypothesis?

In traditional Ju/'hoansi society,fathers and mothers alike show great indulgence to children.A result of this indulgence is that the children _______________________________.

The core value to which European-Americans subscribe is,according to Francis Hsu,_______________.

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Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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Kinship and Descent

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Exam 6: Social Identity, personality, and Gender

What is the fear reaction of being bewitched found among Algonquian hunters?

Enculturation begins with the development of self-awareness,which may be defined as _______________.

An intersexed child is derided and viewed as a "freak of nature" in traditional Native American culture.

Early studies of the relationship between personality and culture had assumed that they were essentially the same;culture stamped out identical personalities like cars off an assembly line.A more statistical concept of psychological traits in a society is the concept of a _______________.

Dependence training is more likely in _______________.

Ruth Benedict did a study comparing gender in three NEW Guinea societies.

Another name for an ethnic psychosis is a _______________________________.

The Native American typically views intersexed individuals in a very positive and affirming light.

An individual's personality _______________.

One of the pioneers of anthropology is _______________.

To Native Americans the function of religion is not to try to condemn or to change what exists,but to accept the realities of the world and to appreciate their contributions to life.

Female anthropologist _________________________________ is known for her research on the island of Manus.She examined the thought processes of children through their drawings.

Which of the following statements about self-awareness is incorrect?

The work of Margaret Mead and others in the field of culture and personality contributed to the realization that what is defined as "human nature" depends on culture.

The assumptions involved in the concept of enculturation may be traced to and illuminated by an understanding of the concept of tabula rasa,a term which _______________.

Margaret Mead's groundbreaking work in culture and personality published in 1928 was a deliberate test of a Western psychological hypothesis.What was this hypothesis?

In traditional Ju/'hoansi society,fathers and mothers alike show great indulgence to children.A result of this indulgence is that the children _______________________________.

The core value to which European-Americans subscribe is,according to Francis Hsu,_______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters