Question 1

Yumi is in school in an East Asian country.If she were to spend a year in the United States, she would find that

Accepted Answer

A)  she would do more homework in the United States. 
B)  her U.S.classmates' parents would use a more authoritarian parenting style. 
C)  her U.S.math classes would involve less lecturing from the teacher. 
D)  her U.S.classrooms would be more focused on teaching moral behavior. 
E)  her U.S.classmates would have a less avoidant relationship with their mothers. 
A)  she would do more homework in the United States. 
B)  her U.S.classmates' parents would use a more authoritarian parenting style. 
C)  her U.S.math classes would involve less lecturing from the teacher. 
D)  her U.S.classrooms would be more focused on teaching moral behavior. 
E)  her U.S.classmates would have a less avoidant relationship with their mothers.

Question 2

Explain how language might increase Asian children's math skills, compared to their American counterparts.

Accepted Answer

East Asian numbering systems lend themse

Question 3

Wan-Ying wants to use the jiào xun type of parenting with her daughter.What is Wan-Ying MOST likely to do?

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A)  encourage her child to be as independent as possible 
B)  ask her to break stereotypes and engage in more masculine play 
C)  try to ensure that her child steers away from socially undesirable behaviors 
D)  allow her child to choose not to do her homework 
E)  insist that the child do her schoolwork completely by herself 
A)  encourage her child to be as independent as possible 
B)  ask her to break stereotypes and engage in more masculine play 
C)  try to ensure that her child steers away from socially undesirable behaviors 
D)  allow her child to choose not to do her homework 
E)  insist that the child do her schoolwork completely by herself

Question 4

The four parenting styles described by Western psychologists are combinations of which of the following dimensions?

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A)  warmth and parental control 
B)  warmth and gender role adherence 
C)  gender role adherence and cultural norm adherence 
D)  parental control and gender role adherence 
E)  warmth and coldness 
A)  warmth and parental control 
B)  warmth and gender role adherence 
C)  gender role adherence and cultural norm adherence 
D)  parental control and gender role adherence 
E)  warmth and coldness

Question 5

Cross-cultural research on math achievement at school reveals that

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A)  East Asian children perform better than American children on arithmetic but not trigonometry. 
B)  the cultural differences in math achievement are pronounced in elementary school but largely disappear by the time of high school graduation. 
C)  East Asian children are more likely to be paid by their parents for good math grades, as compared to American children. 
D)  Americans spend more hours on math homework per week than do East Asians. 
E)  Americans are more satisfied with their math performance than are East Asians. 
A)  East Asian children perform better than American children on arithmetic but not trigonometry. 
B)  the cultural differences in math achievement are pronounced in elementary school but largely disappear by the time of high school graduation. 
C)  East Asian children are more likely to be paid by their parents for good math grades, as compared to American children. 
D)  Americans spend more hours on math homework per week than do East Asians. 
E)  Americans are more satisfied with their math performance than are East Asians.

Question 6

American and Chinese children were recruited for a study.All children were either 13 years old or 5 years old.They were first told that a child was happy every day for the past week; then they were asked to predict the likelihood that the child would be happy tomorrow.To analyze the data, researchers matched 13-year-old American children's responses to those of the 13-year-old Chinese children.The same was done with the 5-year-old children's responses.Which of the following would be most likely to occur with this analysis?

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A)  Everyone would be equally likely to predict that the child would continue to be happy tomorrow. 
B)  Everyone would be equally likely to predict that the child would be much less happy tomorrow. 
C)  Chinese children would predict that the child would continue to be happy tomorrow and American children would predict that the child would be much less happy tomorrow. 
D)  The difference in predicted likelihood between Chinese and American children would have a consistent magnitude throughout the age groups. 
E)  The difference in predicted likelihood between Chinese and American children would be much greater for the 13-year-olds than for the 5-year-olds. 
A)  Everyone would be equally likely to predict that the child would continue to be happy tomorrow. 
B)  Everyone would be equally likely to predict that the child would be much less happy tomorrow. 
C)  Chinese children would predict that the child would continue to be happy tomorrow and American children would predict that the child would be much less happy tomorrow. 
D)  The difference in predicted likelihood between Chinese and American children would have a consistent magnitude throughout the age groups. 
E)  The difference in predicted likelihood between Chinese and American children would be much greater for the 13-year-olds than for the 5-year-olds.

Question 7

When comparing East Asian mothers with American mothers, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mothers in East Asia tend to be more satisfied with their child's math performance than mothers in the United States. 
B)  East Asian teachers spend less time lecturing in the classroom than teachers in the United States. 
C)  East Asian schools have shorter school years than those in the United States. 
D)  Math performance of children in East Asia and the United States is similar until about the time they enter high school. 
E)  East Asian mothers are more likely to focus their children's attention on their academic failures than mothers in the United States. 
A)  Mothers in East Asia tend to be more satisfied with their child's math performance than mothers in the United States. 
B)  East Asian teachers spend less time lecturing in the classroom than teachers in the United States. 
C)  East Asian schools have shorter school years than those in the United States. 
D)  Math performance of children in East Asia and the United States is similar until about the time they enter high school. 
E)  East Asian mothers are more likely to focus their children's attention on their academic failures than mothers in the United States.

Question 8

Which of the following best characterizes the situation of a 13-year-old East Asian boy?

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A)  He will have a lack of family cohesion because of weak parental control. 
B)  He will sleep in the same room as his closest-age sibling (regardless of sibling gender). 
C)  He will not have the ability to distinguish all human phonemes. 
D)  He will still be sleeping in the same bedroom as his mother. 
E)  He will be lavishly praised for his success in school. 
A)  He will have a lack of family cohesion because of weak parental control. 
B)  He will sleep in the same room as his closest-age sibling (regardless of sibling gender). 
C)  He will not have the ability to distinguish all human phonemes. 
D)  He will still be sleeping in the same bedroom as his mother. 
E)  He will be lavishly praised for his success in school.

Question 9

The terrible twos is a developmental stage that

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A)  should actually be called the "terrible two through fives." 
B)  exists in the United States and Asia. 
C)  is a nonuniversal. 
D)  derives from the defense mechanism of reaction formation. 
E)  is universally worse in boys than in girls. 
A)  should actually be called the "terrible two through fives." 
B)  exists in the United States and Asia. 
C)  is a nonuniversal. 
D)  derives from the defense mechanism of reaction formation. 
E)  is universally worse in boys than in girls.

Question 10

As a teenager, Lee was allowed to stay out as late as he wanted, eat whatever he wanted, and play on his computer as much as he pleased.His parents never seemed to pay attention to him or really care about how he was doing.What parenting style is this indicative of?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative parenting 
B)  permissive parenting 
C)  neglectful parenting 
D)  authoritarian parenting 
E)  jiào xun 
A)  authoritative parenting 
B)  permissive parenting 
C)  neglectful parenting 
D)  authoritarian parenting 
E)  jiào xun

Yumi is in school in an East Asian country.If she were to spend a year in the United States, she would find that

Explain how language might increase Asian children's math skills, compared to their American counterparts.

Wan-Ying wants to use the jiào xun type of parenting with her daughter.What is Wan-Ying MOST likely to do?

The four parenting styles described by Western psychologists are combinations of which of the following dimensions?

Cross-cultural research on math achievement at school reveals that

When comparing East Asian mothers with American mothers, which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following best characterizes the situation of a 13-year-old East Asian boy?

The terrible twos is a developmental stage that

As a teenager, Lee was allowed to stay out as late as he wanted, eat whatever he wanted, and play on his computer as much as he pleased.His parents never seemed to pay attention to him or really care about how he was doing.What parenting style is this indicative of?

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Yumi is in school in an East Asian country.If she were to spend a year in the United States, she would find that

Explain how language might increase Asian children's math skills, compared to their American counterparts.

Wan-Ying wants to use the jiào xun type of parenting with her daughter.What is Wan-Ying MOST likely to do?

The four parenting styles described by Western psychologists are combinations of which of the following dimensions?

Cross-cultural research on math achievement at school reveals that

When comparing East Asian mothers with American mothers, which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following best characterizes the situation of a 13-year-old East Asian boy?

The terrible twos is a developmental stage that

As a teenager, Lee was allowed to stay out as late as he wanted, eat whatever he wanted, and play on his computer as much as he pleased.His parents never seemed to pay attention to him or really care about how he was doing.What parenting style is this indicative of?

Culture and Human Nature

Cultural Evolution

Methods for Studying Culture and Psychology

Development and Socialization: How Do We Come to Learn a Culture

Motivation

Morality

Emotions

Cognition and Perception

Mental and Physical Health

Interpersonal Attraction, Close Relationships, and Groups

Living in Multicultural Worlds

Physical Health

Mentalhealth

Organizations Leadership, and Justice

Filters