Question 1

Being broadminded, cheerful, and helpful are examples of terminal values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What is the nature of the relationship between values and evaluative criteria? Be sure to cite an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Broad cultural values determine which specific evaluative criteria (product-specific values) people use when selecting among brands in a product category. For example, someone who values good physical health might look for food attributes such as vitamin-enriched and low in fat, cholesterol, and carbohydrates.

Question 3

What are the three broad categories of focus-of-orientation values?

Accepted Answer

A)   Personal, social, and material values
B)   Personal, instrumental, and material values
C)   Personal, ethical, and cultural values
D)   Personal, social, and ethical values
E)   Personal, cultural, and material values A

Question 4

Cite and describe two domain-specific values relative to Americans.

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Question 5

Cultural artifacts come in two forms. They can be privately owned consumer goods or public goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mores prohibit forbidden behavior such as incest, cannibalism, and adultery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Customs are norms regarding the conduct of everyday life and typically concern the proper way to do things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements is FALSE about culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Culture is revolutionary
B)   Culture is transmitted through socializing institutions
C)   Culture is learned behavior
D)   Culture is pervasive

Question 9

Describe the difference between cultural truisms and common knowledge.

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Question 10

The United States is increasingly monochromic in its measure of time orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"It is wrong to commit the act of adultery" is an example of which type of cultural norm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tradition
B)   Legal codes
C)   Conventions
D)   Mores
E)   Customs

Question 12

Which group of values prioritizes society's relationships with the various aspects of the broad environment including ecological, economic, and technical expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Material values
B)   Social values
C)   Ethical values
D)   Personal values
E)   Terminal values

Question 13

The Geico gecko spokescharacter for the Geiko insurance company is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Trade character
B)   Service semiotic
C)   Societal agent
D)   Symbolic personification
E)   Cultural artifact

Question 14

Uncertainty avoidance is the measure of the degree to which a culture prefers structured situations to unstructured situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is similar and what is the difference between a convention and a custom?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Styles that are adopted by a group of consumers for some time, ranging from several years to more than a decade and tend to be shorter-lived are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fads
B)   Fashions
C)   Trends
D)   Semiotics
E)   Personal values

Question 17

Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions provides the greatest material for distinguishing among societies' cultural values?

Accepted Answer

A)   Masculinity vs. Femininity
B)   Power distance
C)   Individualism vs. collectivism
D)   Uncertainty avoidance
E)   Global values

Question 18

A convention of Middle Eastern culture is the concept of arranged marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

At your cousin's wedding, the bride proceeds down the aisle wearing white. The bride and groom say their vows to one another, and a reception follows. This is an example of a ritual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the relationship between global values and domain specific values. Use an example for each.

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Exam 5: Cultural Influences

Being broadminded, cheerful, and helpful are examples of terminal values.

What is the nature of the relationship between values and evaluative criteria? Be sure to cite an example of each.

What are the three broad categories of focus-of-orientation values?

Cite and describe two domain-specific values relative to Americans.

Cultural artifacts come in two forms. They can be privately owned consumer goods or public goods.

Mores prohibit forbidden behavior such as incest, cannibalism, and adultery.

Customs are norms regarding the conduct of everyday life and typically concern the proper way to do things.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about culture?

Describe the difference between cultural truisms and common knowledge.

The United States is increasingly monochromic in its measure of time orientation.

"It is wrong to commit the act of adultery" is an example of which type of cultural norm?

Which group of values prioritizes society's relationships with the various aspects of the broad environment including ecological, economic, and technical expressions?

The Geico gecko spokescharacter for the Geiko insurance company is an example of a __________.

Uncertainty avoidance is the measure of the degree to which a culture prefers structured situations to unstructured situations.

What is similar and what is the difference between a convention and a custom?

Styles that are adopted by a group of consumers for some time, ranging from several years to more than a decade and tend to be shorter-lived are __________.

Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions provides the greatest material for distinguishing among societies' cultural values?

A convention of Middle Eastern culture is the concept of arranged marriage.

At your cousin's wedding, the bride proceeds down the aisle wearing white. The bride and groom say their vows to one another, and a reception follows. This is an example of a ritual.

Describe the relationship between global values and domain specific values. Use an example for each.