#1
Which of the following best describes cultural psychology?
The study of how culture influences individual behavior and mental processes
ExplanationUnderstanding cultural influence on behavior and mental processes.
#2
Who is considered the founder of cultural psychology?
Lev Vygotsky
ExplanationLev Vygotsky's foundational role in cultural psychology.
#3
What is the term used to describe the tendency to favor one's own cultural group over others?
Ethnocentrism
ExplanationPreference for one's own cultural group.
#4
Which of the following is NOT a component of cultural psychology?
Sociobiology
ExplanationExclusion of sociobiology from cultural psychology.
#5
Which psychologist is associated with the concept of 'collective unconscious'?
Carl Jung
ExplanationCarl Jung's association with collective unconscious.
#6
What does the term 'acculturation' refer to?
The process by which individuals adapt to a new culture while retaining aspects of their own culture
ExplanationProcess of adapting to new culture.
#7
What is the concept of 'cultural relativism'?
The understanding that cultural norms and values need to be understood within their own cultural context
ExplanationRecognition of cultural norms within their own context.
#8
Which of the following is an example of an individualistic culture?
United States
ExplanationThe United States as an individualistic culture.
#9
What does the term 'enculturation' refer to?
The process by which an individual learns and adopts the cultural norms and values of their own culture
ExplanationProcess of learning one's own culture's norms.
#10
Which of the following is NOT a dimension of cultural differences proposed by Geert Hofstede?
Universalism vs. Particularism
ExplanationExclusion of Universalism vs. Particularism dimension.
#11
Who proposed the theory of 'self-construal'?
Shinobu Kitayama
ExplanationShinobu Kitayama's theory of self-construal.
#12
Which of the following is NOT a cultural dimension proposed by Shalom H. Schwartz?
Embeddedness vs. Autonomy
ExplanationExclusion of Embeddedness vs. Autonomy dimension.
#13
What is the term for the process by which individuals adopt the cultural norms and values of the dominant culture?
Cultural assimilation
ExplanationProcess of adopting dominant cultural norms.
#14
In cultural psychology, what does the term 'emic' refer to?
An insider's perspective on a culture
ExplanationInsider's perspective within cultural psychology.
#15
What is the term for the process by which cultural elements are borrowed, adopted, or integrated into another culture?
Cultural appropriation
ExplanationProcess of borrowing cultural elements.
#16
Who proposed the 'Cultural Intelligence' theory?
Earley & Ang
ExplanationEarley & Ang's proposal of Cultural Intelligence theory.