PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
PYC4802
Assignment 2 2023
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ASSIGNMENT 2 2023 - Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Assessment/assignment 02 consist of 10 multiple choice item.
Content comes from CH1 and CH4 of the Burke, et al (2019) textbook.
Majority of the questions have multiple answers
2 hours to complete it
3 attempts
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1. According to Burke et al. (2019), ethnocentrism…
(1) refers to judging other people from within one’s own cultural perspective.
(2) encourages cultural diversity and sensitivity.
(3) is an important challenge in understanding the role of culture, ethnicity and race in
the socio-political and economic development of diverse ethnic and cultural
populations.
(4) is problematic when one views one’s own culture as superior to other cultures.
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 1:
CH1 page 22
Ethnocentrism refers to judging other people from within one's own cultural
perspective. (Burke, et al., 2019, p. 22). Therefore 1.
All people are, to a greater or lesser extent, ethnocentric; however, a problem arises
when one views one's own culture as superior to other cultures (Burke, et al., 2019,
p. 22). Therefore 4.
The understanding of point (3) is found on page 22. Therefore 3
ANSWER = 1, 3 and 4
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2. According to African Personality Theory:
(1) A person exists because of other people.
(2) There is a powerful being that supersedes all of us.
(3) Ancestors play a crucial role in people’s lives by communicating with God on behalf
of the living.
(4) The ‘spirit principle’ represents a soul that dies once outside the existence of the
body.
PYC4802
Assignment 2 2023
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/illegal use/selling of this document will be penalised
PYC4802 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT 2 2023 - Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Assessment/assignment 02 consist of 10 multiple choice item.
Content comes from CH1 and CH4 of the Burke, et al (2019) textbook.
Majority of the questions have multiple answers
2 hours to complete it
3 attempts
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. According to Burke et al. (2019), ethnocentrism…
(1) refers to judging other people from within one’s own cultural perspective.
(2) encourages cultural diversity and sensitivity.
(3) is an important challenge in understanding the role of culture, ethnicity and race in
the socio-political and economic development of diverse ethnic and cultural
populations.
(4) is problematic when one views one’s own culture as superior to other cultures.
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 1:
CH1 page 22
Ethnocentrism refers to judging other people from within one's own cultural
perspective. (Burke, et al., 2019, p. 22). Therefore 1.
All people are, to a greater or lesser extent, ethnocentric; however, a problem arises
when one views one's own culture as superior to other cultures (Burke, et al., 2019,
p. 22). Therefore 4.
The understanding of point (3) is found on page 22. Therefore 3
ANSWER = 1, 3 and 4
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. According to African Personality Theory:
(1) A person exists because of other people.
(2) There is a powerful being that supersedes all of us.
(3) Ancestors play a crucial role in people’s lives by communicating with God on behalf
of the living.
(4) The ‘spirit principle’ represents a soul that dies once outside the existence of the
body.
