Question 1

The _______________ includes definitions and explanations of objects,spatial orientation,and temporal orientation,as well as culturally defined values,ideals,and standards that provide an individual with a normative orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) vital self 
B) tabula rasa 
C) behavioral environment 
D) patterns of affect 
E) core values

Question 2

For anthropology,_______________ developed the idea that personality is a cultural construct.

Accepted Answer

A) 	Benjamin D. Paul 
B) 	Betty Friedan 
C) 	Michael Cole 
D) 	Elizabeth Colson 
E) 	Ruth Fulton Benedict

Question 3

American children are among the earliest to develop a concept of self because of the high level of social stimulation they receive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Clearly,the biological capacity for what we think of as humanhood,which entails culture,must be nurtured to be realized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Two-spirit" is a male,passive homosexual in Native North American societies formerly known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) berdache 
B) rorschach 
C) sadhu 
D) man-woman 
E) zuni

Question 6

Ideal personality traits among _______________ men would include being fierce,belligerent,and flamboyant.

Accepted Answer

A) Arapesh 
B) Ju/'hoansi 
C) Cherokee 
D) Penobscot 
E) Yanomami

Question 7

Which of the following statements about modal personality is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Although a modal personality may be found for a particular society,a range of personalities may exist in that society. 
B) Although the modal personality may be considered "normal" for that society,it may be shared by less than half of the population. 
C) Those who study modal personality accept the fact that there may be abnormal individuals in that society. 
D) Data on modal personality are usually gathered by the use of psychological tests such as the Rorschach and TAT. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 8

Windigo would be an example of a so-called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic identity crisis 
B) universal psychosis 
C) psychotic break 
D) ethnic psychosis 
E) altered state of consciousness

Question 9

From the Native American perspective the spirit of a human is superior to the spirit of any other thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Anorexia nervosa is an example of a culture bound syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The term "core values" refers to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) those aspects of culture that pertain to the way a culture makes its living 
B) rules that guide family and home life 
C) those values which are emphasized by a particular culture 
D) common shares in Apple Corporation 
E) the values of the 1960s counter culture movement

Question 12

Personalities are products of enculturation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What anthropologist did ground breaking work on personality as a cultural construct?

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Mead 
B) R.K. Williamson 
C) Franz Boas 
D) Francis Hsu 
E) Ruth Benedict

Question 14

Several years ago the Italian tourism minister commented on the "typical characteristics" of Germans,causing a huge controversy as to whether or not a people could be labeled.This labeling and grouping is called ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) modal personality 
B) national character 
C) stereotype 
D) group personality 
E) independence training

Question 15

Collective responsibility is not commonly required of North American children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Windigo of the Ojibwa can be used as an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid schizophrenia 
B) uncontrolled flatulence 
C) an ethnic psychosis 
D) disorder being expressed in ways compatible with traditional Ojibwa culture 
E) all but b

Question 17

An ethnic psychosis refers to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a psychotic episode experienced by a person from an exotic culture 
B) a progressive disease which strikes anthropologists when they spend more than twelve months in the field 
C) a psychosis characterized by symptoms peculiar to a particular group 
D) a universal form of mental illness 
E) a biologically based disease that resembles schizophrenia

Question 18

The agents of enculturation _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are persons involved in transmitting culture to the next generation 
B) are at first the members of the family into which the child is born 
C) vary,depending on the structure of the family into which a child is born 
D) include peer groups and school teachers 
E) all of the above

Question 19

The significance of the concept of tabula rasa is that it emphasizes the importance of culture rather than biological inheritance in determining an individual's characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A sadhu is a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) kind of mental illness 
B) Hindu ascetic monk 
C) Native American "two-spirit" 
D) fierce Yanomamo warrior 
E) psychosomatic disorder

Exam 6: Social Identity, personality, and Gender

The _______________ includes definitions and explanations of objects,spatial orientation,and temporal orientation,as well as culturally defined values,ideals,and standards that provide an individual with a normative orientation.

For anthropology,_______________ developed the idea that personality is a cultural construct.

American children are among the earliest to develop a concept of self because of the high level of social stimulation they receive.

Clearly,the biological capacity for what we think of as humanhood,which entails culture,must be nurtured to be realized.

"Two-spirit" is a male,passive homosexual in Native North American societies formerly known as _______________.

Ideal personality traits among _______________ men would include being fierce,belligerent,and flamboyant.

Which of the following statements about modal personality is correct?

Windigo would be an example of a so-called _______________.

From the Native American perspective the spirit of a human is superior to the spirit of any other thing.

Anorexia nervosa is an example of a culture bound syndrome.

The term "core values" refers to _______________.

Personalities are products of enculturation.

What anthropologist did ground breaking work on personality as a cultural construct?

Several years ago the Italian tourism minister commented on the "typical characteristics" of Germans,causing a huge controversy as to whether or not a people could be labeled.This labeling and grouping is called ____________________________.

Collective responsibility is not commonly required of North American children.

The Windigo of the Ojibwa can be used as an example of _______________.

An ethnic psychosis refers to _______________.

The agents of enculturation _______________.

The significance of the concept of tabula rasa is that it emphasizes the importance of culture rather than biological inheritance in determining an individual's characteristics.

A sadhu is a _______________.