Exam 3: Methods for Studying Culture and Psychology

Your professor wants to upload a video of talking horses, and he wants it to go "viral" (i.e., spread very quickly to many people).Based on the different factors that cause ideas to spread, give examples of what the video would need to include for it to have the highest likelihood of spreading.

In biological evolution, the unit of transmission is a gene.In cultural evolution, the unit of transmission is an idea.When comparing biological and cultural evolution, which of the following is FALSE?

Minimally counterintuitive ideas tend to persist within a culture because

Dynamic social impact theory can explain why

Which of the following stories would be most likely to persist over time?

What of the following is a correct distal cause of the Spanish defeat of the Incas?

Vancouver has many different neighborhood areas, including Richmond and Strathcona.Richmond is politically more conservative, while Strathcona is politically more liberal.Create an account based on dynamic social impact theory to explain how it is that these different neighborhoods seem to have different forms of political culture.

Imagine that the first settlers of the island of Cremenia, were artists who highly valued creativity.Generations later, the inhabitants of Cremenia are known for creative works, and many of the most successful artists are from Cremenia.This is an example of

Which of the following is true when comparing biological evolution with cultural evolution?