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Cultural Psychology Exam 2 Questions and
Answers Exam
A supervisor from a low-context culture is giving a performance review to their
employee. Which of the following options best reflects the supervisor's approach
to communication?
A) The supervisor will assume that the employee can gauge their performance by
observing non-verbal cues and the overall office atmosphere.
B) The supervisor will use intentional silence and metaphors to allow the
employee to save face while figuring out the critique on their own.
C) The supervisor will allow the employee to observe them working throughout
the day to show them the correct way to perform their tasks.
D) The supervisor will provide specific feedback, believing that any information
not explicitly stated in words might be misunderstood. - ANSWER>>D) The
supervisor will provide specific feedback, believing that any information not
explicitly stated in words might be misunderstood.
emotion paradox - ANSWER>>People have vivid and intense experiences of
emotion in day-to-day life: they report seeing emotions like "anger", "sadness",
and "happiness" in others, and they report experiencing "anger", "sadness" and
so on themselves.
A manager says during a meeting:
"It would be helpful if everyone were mindful of deadlines."
One employee has missed three deadlines, but no one is named. - ANSWER>>1.
High- or Low-Context: Leans high-context
2. Direct or Indirect: Indirect
3. Explicit or Implicit: Moderately implicit
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In some cultures, there is no single word for disgust. Instead, people use a term
that combines the concepts of disgust and anger. Research shows that speakers
of these languages are more likely to label a disgusted face as being angry
compared to English speakers, who have two separate words for these emotions.
This finding best supports the idea that:
A) People cannot feel disgust if their language does not have a word for it.
B) Language can influence whether people perceive disgust.
C )People in these cultures follow social rules that tell them to act angry when
they feel disgusted.
D) People in all cultures see the same expressions, but language influences which
cues they pay more attention to. - ANSWER>>B) Language can influence whether
people perceive disgust.
Which of the following options does the strong Sapir-Whorf hypothesis best
predict?
A)People who speak a language with only two color words are unable to
distinguish between different shades of blue and green.
B)Although languages can have different numbers of words for different colors,
most people perceive the same colors regardless of culture.
C)People who speak a language with multiple words for blue are faster at
identifying different shades of blue.
D)Language evolves to describe the colors that are most important for a specific
culture's survival. - ANSWER>>A)People who speak a language with only two color
words are unable to distinguish between different shades of blue and green.
Researchers found that English speakers, who use agentic phrasing (e.g., "He
broke the vase") are better at remembering who caused an accident than people
who speak a language that uses non-agentic phrasing (e.g., "The vase broke
itself"). This example best represents:
A) Linguistic knowledge
B)Linguistic interference
C)Linguistic determinism
D)Linguistic relativity - ANSWER>>D)Linguistic relativity
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A researcher studies a group of Chinese Americans who are fluent in both
Mandarin and English. First, they are asked to describe themselves while speaking
English. Later, they are asked to describe themselves while speaking Mandarin.
Which of the following options is most likely?
A) Participants will describe themselves more positively in Mandarin because of
the cultural importance of self-enhancement, they will be more self-critical in
English to be modest.
B) When speaking English, people will talk more about their own personal goals.
When speaking Mandarin, they will talk more about their duties to their family
and community.
C) Their descriptions will be exactly the same in both languages, because a
person's sense of self does not change.
D) The only difference will be that they use more words in one language than the
other, some languages require more words to translate same idea. - ANSWER>>B)
When speaking English, people will talk more about their own personal goals.
When speaking Mandarin, they will talk more about their duties to their family
and community.
Which of the following options best describes the difference between shame and
guilt?
A) Guilt leads to a negative self-concept, while shame motivates people to make
amends for their actions.
B) Guilt involves feeling bad about one's actions, while shame involves feeling bad
about oneself as a person.
C) Guilt is emphasized in collectivistic cultures, while shame is emphasized in
individualistic cultures.
D) Guilt occurs when people believe others judge them negatively, while shame
occurs when people judge themselves negatively. - ANSWER>>B) Guilt involves
feeling bad about one's actions, while shame involves feeling bad about oneself as
a person.
Cultural Psychology Exam 2 Questions and
Answers Exam
A supervisor from a low-context culture is giving a performance review to their
employee. Which of the following options best reflects the supervisor's approach
to communication?
A) The supervisor will assume that the employee can gauge their performance by
observing non-verbal cues and the overall office atmosphere.
B) The supervisor will use intentional silence and metaphors to allow the
employee to save face while figuring out the critique on their own.
C) The supervisor will allow the employee to observe them working throughout
the day to show them the correct way to perform their tasks.
D) The supervisor will provide specific feedback, believing that any information
not explicitly stated in words might be misunderstood. - ANSWER>>D) The
supervisor will provide specific feedback, believing that any information not
explicitly stated in words might be misunderstood.
emotion paradox - ANSWER>>People have vivid and intense experiences of
emotion in day-to-day life: they report seeing emotions like "anger", "sadness",
and "happiness" in others, and they report experiencing "anger", "sadness" and
so on themselves.
A manager says during a meeting:
"It would be helpful if everyone were mindful of deadlines."
One employee has missed three deadlines, but no one is named. - ANSWER>>1.
High- or Low-Context: Leans high-context
2. Direct or Indirect: Indirect
3. Explicit or Implicit: Moderately implicit
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In some cultures, there is no single word for disgust. Instead, people use a term
that combines the concepts of disgust and anger. Research shows that speakers
of these languages are more likely to label a disgusted face as being angry
compared to English speakers, who have two separate words for these emotions.
This finding best supports the idea that:
A) People cannot feel disgust if their language does not have a word for it.
B) Language can influence whether people perceive disgust.
C )People in these cultures follow social rules that tell them to act angry when
they feel disgusted.
D) People in all cultures see the same expressions, but language influences which
cues they pay more attention to. - ANSWER>>B) Language can influence whether
people perceive disgust.
Which of the following options does the strong Sapir-Whorf hypothesis best
predict?
A)People who speak a language with only two color words are unable to
distinguish between different shades of blue and green.
B)Although languages can have different numbers of words for different colors,
most people perceive the same colors regardless of culture.
C)People who speak a language with multiple words for blue are faster at
identifying different shades of blue.
D)Language evolves to describe the colors that are most important for a specific
culture's survival. - ANSWER>>A)People who speak a language with only two color
words are unable to distinguish between different shades of blue and green.
Researchers found that English speakers, who use agentic phrasing (e.g., "He
broke the vase") are better at remembering who caused an accident than people
who speak a language that uses non-agentic phrasing (e.g., "The vase broke
itself"). This example best represents:
A) Linguistic knowledge
B)Linguistic interference
C)Linguistic determinism
D)Linguistic relativity - ANSWER>>D)Linguistic relativity
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A researcher studies a group of Chinese Americans who are fluent in both
Mandarin and English. First, they are asked to describe themselves while speaking
English. Later, they are asked to describe themselves while speaking Mandarin.
Which of the following options is most likely?
A) Participants will describe themselves more positively in Mandarin because of
the cultural importance of self-enhancement, they will be more self-critical in
English to be modest.
B) When speaking English, people will talk more about their own personal goals.
When speaking Mandarin, they will talk more about their duties to their family
and community.
C) Their descriptions will be exactly the same in both languages, because a
person's sense of self does not change.
D) The only difference will be that they use more words in one language than the
other, some languages require more words to translate same idea. - ANSWER>>B)
When speaking English, people will talk more about their own personal goals.
When speaking Mandarin, they will talk more about their duties to their family
and community.
Which of the following options best describes the difference between shame and
guilt?
A) Guilt leads to a negative self-concept, while shame motivates people to make
amends for their actions.
B) Guilt involves feeling bad about one's actions, while shame involves feeling bad
about oneself as a person.
C) Guilt is emphasized in collectivistic cultures, while shame is emphasized in
individualistic cultures.
D) Guilt occurs when people believe others judge them negatively, while shame
occurs when people judge themselves negatively. - ANSWER>>B) Guilt involves
feeling bad about one's actions, while shame involves feeling bad about oneself as
a person.
