Question 1

Which one of the following is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural worldviews are different in different cultures 
B) Differences in self-concepts occur because different cultures are associated with different systems of rules of living,and exist within different social and economic environments and natural habitats. 
C) The different demands that cultures place on individual members mean that individuals integrate,synthesize,and coordinate their worlds differently,producing differences in self-concepts. 
D) Self-concepts are influenced by school education only 
A) Cultural worldviews are different in different cultures 
B) Differences in self-concepts occur because different cultures are associated with different systems of rules of living,and exist within different social and economic environments and natural habitats. 
C) The different demands that cultures place on individual members mean that individuals integrate,synthesize,and coordinate their worlds differently,producing differences in self-concepts. 
D) Self-concepts are influenced by school education only

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese students are always more interdependent than American students 
B) Individualism and collectivism are the only ways that we must follow and explain cultural differences 
C) Internal attributes (I am hardworking,I am trustworthy)can be found more often among Japanese than Americans 
D) Japan and America do not share any culture 
A) Japanese students are always more interdependent than American students 
B) Individualism and collectivism are the only ways that we must follow and explain cultural differences 
C) Internal attributes (I am hardworking,I am trustworthy)can be found more often among Japanese than Americans 
D) Japan and America do not share any culture

Question 3

_____________ refers to the collection of psychological processes by which we bolster our self-esteem.What does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-assurance 
B) Self-identity 
C) Self-evaluation 
D) Self-enhancement 
A) Self-assurance 
B) Self-identity 
C) Self-evaluation 
D) Self-enhancement

Question 4

Markus and Kitayama (1991)contended that,with a(n)____________,one's internal attributes such as abilities or personality traits are the most salient self-relevant information.These internal attributes should be relatively less salient for those with___________,who are more likely to think about the self in particular social relationships

Accepted Answer

A) Independent construal of self,interdependent selves 
B) Dependent construal of self,independent construal of selves 
C) Western construal of self,dependent selves 
D) Independent self,Independent selves 
A) Independent construal of self,interdependent selves 
B) Dependent construal of self,independent construal of selves 
C) Western construal of self,dependent selves 
D) Independent self,Independent selves

Question 5

Another method for enhancing self-esteem in the United States is the ________.Wylie (1979)found that American adults typically consider themselves to be more intelligent and more attractive than average.This effect appears to be stronger for males than for females in the United States (Joseph et al.,1992).

Accepted Answer

A) Freedom 
B) Individual differences 
C) False uniqueness effect 
D) Cultural diversity 
A) Freedom 
B) Individual differences 
C) False uniqueness effect 
D) Cultural diversity

Question 6

Early studies suggested that not only did collectivistic Asians not self-enhance; they engaged in more of the opposite tendency that is to self-efface.____________ refers to the tendency to downplay one's virtues.Some researchers have suggested that Asians,such as Chinese and particularly Japanese,not only are more self-effacing; they are downright more negative about themselves,and are more attuned to negative than positive self-evaluations,in both private and public settings

Accepted Answer

A) Self-effacement 
B) Self-relevance 
C) Self-reliability 
D) Self-enforcement 
A) Self-effacement 
B) Self-relevance 
C) Self-reliability 
D) Self-enforcement

Question 7

Is the following true or false?
Several studies (Bond & Tak-Sing,1983)interpreted that people with an independent construal of self viewed their own internal attributes,such as abilities or personality traits,as the most salient self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural worldviews are uniquely human products. 
B) The expression of cultural ideologies may serve a function of enhancing or reinforcing self-esteem as derived from cultural issues,thus contributing to the feeling of one's uniquely human existence. 
C) Self-esteem is an abstract,supernatural construct that may in reality have little to do with behaviors,happiness,lifestyles,and relationships.Ideological cultural worldviews may also have little to do with reality on the level of behavior and mental processes among members of culture. 
D) Self-esteem can predict all behaviors of human beings,for example,academic achievement at school and the level of self-esteem . 
A) Cultural worldviews are uniquely human products. 
B) The expression of cultural ideologies may serve a function of enhancing or reinforcing self-esteem as derived from cultural issues,thus contributing to the feeling of one's uniquely human existence. 
C) Self-esteem is an abstract,supernatural construct that may in reality have little to do with behaviors,happiness,lifestyles,and relationships.Ideological cultural worldviews may also have little to do with reality on the level of behavior and mental processes among members of culture. 
D) Self-esteem can predict all behaviors of human beings,for example,academic achievement at school and the level of self-esteem .

Question 9

In relation to Multicultural Identities,is the following true or false?
If culture is defined as a psychological construct,the existence of multicultural identities suggests the existence of multiple psycho-cultural systems of representation in the minds of multicultural individuals.Americans tend to generate a greater number of abstract traits than Asians

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the tendency of individuals to underestimate the communality of desirable traits and to overestimate their uniqueness?

Accepted Answer

A) Terror management theory 
B) Anger management theory 
C) Skepticism 
D) False uniqueness effect 
A) Terror management theory 
B) Anger management theory 
C) Skepticism 
D) False uniqueness effect

Which one of the following is incorrect?

Which of the following is true?

_____________ refers to the collection of psychological processes by which we bolster our self-esteem.What does this refer to?

Is the following true or false? Several studies (Bond & Tak-Sing,1983)interpreted that people with an independent construal of self viewed their own internal attributes,such as abilities or personality traits,as the most salient self-esteem.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

What is the tendency of individuals to underestimate the communality of desirable traits and to overestimate their uniqueness?

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Exam 13: Culture and Social Behavior Self and Identity

Which one of the following is incorrect?

Which of the following is true?

_____________ refers to the collection of psychological processes by which we bolster our self-esteem.What does this refer to?

Is the following true or false? Several studies (Bond & Tak-Sing,1983)interpreted that people with an independent construal of self viewed their own internal attributes,such as abilities or personality traits,as the most salient self-esteem.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

What is the tendency of individuals to underestimate the communality of desirable traits and to overestimate their uniqueness?

An Introduction to Culture and Psychology

Cross Cultural Research Methods

Enculturation

Culture and Developmental Processes

Culture and Cognition

Culture and Gender

Culture and Health

Culture and Emotion

Culture Language and Communication

Culture and Personality

Culture and Abnormal Psychology

Culture and the Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

Culture and Social Behavior

Culture and Organizations

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