Cultural Psychology and Cross-Cultural Studies Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is a key concept in cultural psychology?

Individualism
Natural selection
Cognitive dissonance
Operant conditioning
#2

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing cultural psychology?

Language
Climate
Religion
Social norms
#3

Which concept suggests that individuals tend to attribute their own cultural values and beliefs to others?

Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism
Acculturation
Assimilation
#4

Which of the following is NOT a method used in cross-cultural psychology?

Surveys
Field experiments
Case studies
Meta-analysis
#5

Which of the following is a characteristic of collectivist cultures?

Emphasis on individual achievement
Strong focus on personal goals
Preference for group harmony
Promotion of competition
#6

Who is considered the founder of cultural psychology?

Sigmund Freud
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
Carl Jung
#7

What is cultural relativism?

The belief that one's culture is superior to others
The idea that cultural norms and values need to be understood within their own context
The study of how culture influences behavior
The process of assimilating into a new culture
#8

What is the term used to describe the process by which individuals adopt the cultural norms and values of their society?

Acculturation
Assimilation
Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
#9

Which cultural dimension focuses on the degree of acceptance of unequal distribution of power within a society?

Individualism vs. Collectivism
Masculinity vs. Femininity
Uncertainty Avoidance
Power Distance
#10

Who introduced the concept of 'etic' in cross-cultural studies?

Robert Sternberg
Clyde Kluckhohn
Milton Rokeach
Marshall Segall
#11

What is the term for the tendency to judge other cultures by the standards of one's own culture?

Acculturation
Assimilation
Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism
#12

Which researcher proposed the theory of cultural dimensions?

John Watson
Edward Titchener
Geert Hofstede
Abraham Maslow
#13

What does the term 'emic' refer to in cross-cultural studies?

External observations of behavior
Universal human experiences
Insider's perspective or understanding of a culture
Comparative analysis of cultures
#14

Who coined the term 'cultural syndromes' to describe patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are characteristic of a particular culture?

Richard Shweder
Harry Triandis
Clifford Geertz
Ruth Benedict
#15

Which approach in cross-cultural psychology emphasizes the study of psychological processes that are assumed to be universal across cultures?

Indigenous psychology
Evolutionary psychology
Cultural universality
Cross-cultural validation
#16

Who proposed the ecological approach to cross-cultural psychology?

Urie Bronfenbrenner
Lawrence Kohlberg
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
#17

What term describes the process by which people learn and adopt the norms and values of another culture?

Enculturation
Acculturation
Assimilation
Ethnocentrism

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