CHAPTER1; AN INTRODUCTION TO
CULTURE AND
PSYCHOLOGY,QUESTION WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
This approach is primarily concerned with testing the possible limitations of knowledge
gleaned from one culture by studying people of different cultures.
UNIVERSAL - ANS >> A psychological process that is found to be true or applicable for
all people of all cultures.
CULTURE-SPECIFIC - ANS >> A psychological process that is considered to be true
for some people of some cultures but not for others.
SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY - ANS >>
CULTURE - ANS >> A unique meaning and information system, shared by a group and
transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meed basic needs of survival,
pursue happiness and well-being, and derive meaning from life.
DEVIATION FROM TEMPERATURE 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 (about 72 F).
POPULATION DENSITY - ANS >> The number of people living within a given unit of
space. In a place like a city in which a large number of people live in a relatively small
space, the population density is higher than in a rural area where fewer people live in
each similar amount of space.
ARABLE LAND - ANS >> The type of land that can sustain life by food production of
some sort
ACCULTURATION - ANS >> The process of individual change and adaption as a result
of continuous contact with a new, distinct culture.
, AFFLUENCE - ANS >> Refers to the amount of money available to a person or group,
can have a major impact on culture.
UNIVERSAL PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLKIT - ANS >> A set of basic psychological sills
and abilities that people can use to meet their needs. These include complex cognitive
skills, language, emotions, and personality traits.
MORALITY - ANS >> A uniquely human product, probably rooted in this unique human
cognitive ability; this ability turns on in humans around 9 months of age.
SHARED INTENTIONALITY - ANS >> Knowledge about motivations concerning
behaviors that are common among people in a group.
RATCHET EFFECT - ANS >> The concept that human continually improve on
improvements, that they do not go backward or revert to a previous state. Progress
occurs because improvements move themselves upward, much like a ratchet.
SOCIETY - ANS >> "A system of interrelationships among people."; refers to the fact
that relationships among individuals exist, and in human societies, individuals have
multiple relationships with multiple groups, and the groups themselves have
interrelationships with other groups.
CULTURE - ANS >> Refers to the meaning and information that are associated with
social networks.
NATIONALITY - ANS >> Refers to a person's country of origin, and countries have their
own cultures.
ETHNICITY - ANS >> Derived from the Greek work ethnos (meaning people of a nation
or tribe) and is usually used to denote one's racial, national, or cultural origins; generally
used in reference to groups characterized by a common nationality, geographic origin,
culture, or language.
SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL - ANS >>
PERSONALITY - ANS >> Refers to the individual differences that exist among
individuals within groups; refers to the unique constellation of traits, attributes, qualities,
and characteristics of individuals within those frames.
POPULAR CULTURE - ANS >> refers to trends in music, art, and other expressions
that become popular among a group of people.
VALUES - ANS >> A trans-situational goal that serves as a guiding principle in the life
of a person or group (e.g. kindness, creativity). Values motivate and justify behavior and
serve as standards for judging people, actions, and events.
CULTURE AND
PSYCHOLOGY,QUESTION WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
This approach is primarily concerned with testing the possible limitations of knowledge
gleaned from one culture by studying people of different cultures.
UNIVERSAL - ANS >> A psychological process that is found to be true or applicable for
all people of all cultures.
CULTURE-SPECIFIC - ANS >> A psychological process that is considered to be true
for some people of some cultures but not for others.
SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY - ANS >>
CULTURE - ANS >> A unique meaning and information system, shared by a group and
transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meed basic needs of survival,
pursue happiness and well-being, and derive meaning from life.
DEVIATION FROM TEMPERATURE 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 (about 72 F).
POPULATION DENSITY - ANS >> The number of people living within a given unit of
space. In a place like a city in which a large number of people live in a relatively small
space, the population density is higher than in a rural area where fewer people live in
each similar amount of space.
ARABLE LAND - ANS >> The type of land that can sustain life by food production of
some sort
ACCULTURATION - ANS >> The process of individual change and adaption as a result
of continuous contact with a new, distinct culture.
, AFFLUENCE - ANS >> Refers to the amount of money available to a person or group,
can have a major impact on culture.
UNIVERSAL PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLKIT - ANS >> A set of basic psychological sills
and abilities that people can use to meet their needs. These include complex cognitive
skills, language, emotions, and personality traits.
MORALITY - ANS >> A uniquely human product, probably rooted in this unique human
cognitive ability; this ability turns on in humans around 9 months of age.
SHARED INTENTIONALITY - ANS >> Knowledge about motivations concerning
behaviors that are common among people in a group.
RATCHET EFFECT - ANS >> The concept that human continually improve on
improvements, that they do not go backward or revert to a previous state. Progress
occurs because improvements move themselves upward, much like a ratchet.
SOCIETY - ANS >> "A system of interrelationships among people."; refers to the fact
that relationships among individuals exist, and in human societies, individuals have
multiple relationships with multiple groups, and the groups themselves have
interrelationships with other groups.
CULTURE - ANS >> Refers to the meaning and information that are associated with
social networks.
NATIONALITY - ANS >> Refers to a person's country of origin, and countries have their
own cultures.
ETHNICITY - ANS >> Derived from the Greek work ethnos (meaning people of a nation
or tribe) and is usually used to denote one's racial, national, or cultural origins; generally
used in reference to groups characterized by a common nationality, geographic origin,
culture, or language.
SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL - ANS >>
PERSONALITY - ANS >> Refers to the individual differences that exist among
individuals within groups; refers to the unique constellation of traits, attributes, qualities,
and characteristics of individuals within those frames.
POPULAR CULTURE - ANS >> refers to trends in music, art, and other expressions
that become popular among a group of people.
VALUES - ANS >> A trans-situational goal that serves as a guiding principle in the life
of a person or group (e.g. kindness, creativity). Values motivate and justify behavior and
serve as standards for judging people, actions, and events.
