CHAPTER 1 - CULTURE AND
PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
arable land - ANS >> the type of land that can sustain life by food production of some
sort
attitudes - ANS >> evaluations of objects occurring in ongoing thoughts about the
objects, or stored in memory
attributions - ANS >> beliefs about the underlying causes of behavior
beliefs - ANS >> a proposition that is regarded as true. People of different cultures have
different beliefs
cultural psychology - ANS >> a theoretical and methodological framework that posits an
important role for culture and its influence on mental processes behavior, and vice versa
cross-cultural research - ANS >> a research methodology that tests the cultural
parameters of psychological knowledge. Traditionally, it involves research on human
behavior that compares psychological processes between two or more cultures.
cultural worldviews - ANS >> culturally specific belief systems about the world. They
contain attitudes, beliefs, opinions, and values about the world. People have worldviews
because of evolved, complex, cognition; thus, having a worldview is a universal
psychological process.
culture - ANS >> a unique meaning and information system, shared by a group and
transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meet basic needs of survival,
pursue happiness and well-being, and derive meaning from life
culture-specific - ANS >> a psychological process that is considered to be true for some
people of some cultures but not for others
deviation from temperate climate - ANS >> the degree to which the average
temperature of a given region will differ from what is considered to be the relatively
"easiest" temperature to live in, which is 22 C (72 F)
enculturation - ANS >> the process of learning about being indoctrinated into a culture
emics - ANS >> aspects of life that appear to differ across cultures; truths or principles
that are culture specific
PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
arable land - ANS >> the type of land that can sustain life by food production of some
sort
attitudes - ANS >> evaluations of objects occurring in ongoing thoughts about the
objects, or stored in memory
attributions - ANS >> beliefs about the underlying causes of behavior
beliefs - ANS >> a proposition that is regarded as true. People of different cultures have
different beliefs
cultural psychology - ANS >> a theoretical and methodological framework that posits an
important role for culture and its influence on mental processes behavior, and vice versa
cross-cultural research - ANS >> a research methodology that tests the cultural
parameters of psychological knowledge. Traditionally, it involves research on human
behavior that compares psychological processes between two or more cultures.
cultural worldviews - ANS >> culturally specific belief systems about the world. They
contain attitudes, beliefs, opinions, and values about the world. People have worldviews
because of evolved, complex, cognition; thus, having a worldview is a universal
psychological process.
culture - ANS >> a unique meaning and information system, shared by a group and
transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meet basic needs of survival,
pursue happiness and well-being, and derive meaning from life
culture-specific - ANS >> a psychological process that is considered to be true for some
people of some cultures but not for others
deviation from temperate climate - ANS >> the degree to which the average
temperature of a given region will differ from what is considered to be the relatively
"easiest" temperature to live in, which is 22 C (72 F)
enculturation - ANS >> the process of learning about being indoctrinated into a culture
emics - ANS >> aspects of life that appear to differ across cultures; truths or principles
that are culture specific
