CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What did the cognitive revolution NOT entail? - ANSWER-A revival of cultural psychology
You decide to start a new research project investigating the universality of drinking alcohol. To
do so you investigate two different cultures from two different continents (Netherlands and
Canada) you find evidence of people in both countries drink beer to the same extent and for the
same reasons. Which of the following conclusions can you make about drinking alcohol? -
ANSWER-No definite conclusion can be made
According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would NOT be a good
example of "culture"? - ANSWER-A child given a new puzzle she has never seen before discovers
a novel solution by herself.
In an African Studies research paper that you are writing for publication, you used the word
"culture" to refer to a South African people. Which of the following is NOTa challenge to using
this definition of culture to indicate "South Africans"? - ANSWER-All South Africans share the
same political and environmental contexts, leading them to have very similar experiences
Your friend subscribes to the notion that people interact with their environments through the
human-made ideas that have been passed down to them across history. Your friend is most
likely to be associated with which of the following? - ANSWER-the Russian cultural-historical
school
A chimpanzee learns from his human zookeeper to wash carrots in the artificial river in his
habitat before eating them. Based on the definitions of culture, is this an example of culture? -
ANSWER-No, because he learned the practice from a member of a different species
Your research team found evidence that people in multiple cultures walk with their shoes on
their heads; but this "shoe-on-head" way of walking is activated for different reasons across
cultures. This would be evidence of? - ANSWER-existential universal
Jarad wants to make sure that he does not raise children who are susceptible to the muller-lyer
illusion. As such, he should ? - ANSWER-raise his children in places where corners are
uncommon
, People from all cultures use umbrellas, yet in some cultures umbrellas are used only to block
the rain, whereas other cultures use umbrellas to only block sunlight. The use of umbrellas
across cultures would thus be classified as a(n)? - ANSWER-Existential universal
Celebrating birthdays is a functional universal. This means that in two cultures, the purpose of
birthdays is _____________ across the cultures and how important birthdays are is
_____________ across the cultures? - ANSWER-different; the same
In the Sambian context, the cultural emphasis on boys experiencing rituals such as piercing their
noses and being thrashed with sticks suggest that, for the Sambia? - ANSWER-masculinity is
something that boys gain from certain behaviors
The Russian cultural-historical school emphasized that? - ANSWER-people interact with their
environments via culturally acquired tools
All cultures congratulate their members' achievements to make them feel good about
themselves, but some cultures are much more willing to do this than others. According to
Norenzayan and Heine, what is this an example of? - ANSWER-functional universal
While chatting over coffee with your friend, you overhear someone say, "I don't understand
how those Hindus let cattle wander around their cities and not eat them. Where I come from
we eat burgers, blah, blah, blah."? - ANSWER-Ethnocentrism
A key difference between "cultural" psychologists and "general" psychologists is that? -
ANSWER-Cultural psychologists believe that the mind is interdependent with context and
content, whereas general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and
content
A key belief of the Sambia is that? - ANSWER-Boys become men by acquiring semen, from older
boys and men.
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism? - ANSWER-"Those people from Culture
X are weird. Rather than using forks to eat like we do, like people are supposed to, they like to
pick things up using sticks to eat."
Which of the following levels of psychological universals was NOT proposed by Norenzayan and
Heine? - ANSWER-statistical universal
According to the Sambia ? - ANSWER-men can produce semen, while boys must acquire it
You want to raise your children so that they will not be susceptible to the Müller-Lyer illusion.
Based on what the textbook discusses as being the reason for some individuals being more
susceptible to this illusion than others, what should you do to make your children less
susceptible? - ANSWER-Raise her in an environment without corners
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What did the cognitive revolution NOT entail? - ANSWER-A revival of cultural psychology
You decide to start a new research project investigating the universality of drinking alcohol. To
do so you investigate two different cultures from two different continents (Netherlands and
Canada) you find evidence of people in both countries drink beer to the same extent and for the
same reasons. Which of the following conclusions can you make about drinking alcohol? -
ANSWER-No definite conclusion can be made
According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would NOT be a good
example of "culture"? - ANSWER-A child given a new puzzle she has never seen before discovers
a novel solution by herself.
In an African Studies research paper that you are writing for publication, you used the word
"culture" to refer to a South African people. Which of the following is NOTa challenge to using
this definition of culture to indicate "South Africans"? - ANSWER-All South Africans share the
same political and environmental contexts, leading them to have very similar experiences
Your friend subscribes to the notion that people interact with their environments through the
human-made ideas that have been passed down to them across history. Your friend is most
likely to be associated with which of the following? - ANSWER-the Russian cultural-historical
school
A chimpanzee learns from his human zookeeper to wash carrots in the artificial river in his
habitat before eating them. Based on the definitions of culture, is this an example of culture? -
ANSWER-No, because he learned the practice from a member of a different species
Your research team found evidence that people in multiple cultures walk with their shoes on
their heads; but this "shoe-on-head" way of walking is activated for different reasons across
cultures. This would be evidence of? - ANSWER-existential universal
Jarad wants to make sure that he does not raise children who are susceptible to the muller-lyer
illusion. As such, he should ? - ANSWER-raise his children in places where corners are
uncommon
, People from all cultures use umbrellas, yet in some cultures umbrellas are used only to block
the rain, whereas other cultures use umbrellas to only block sunlight. The use of umbrellas
across cultures would thus be classified as a(n)? - ANSWER-Existential universal
Celebrating birthdays is a functional universal. This means that in two cultures, the purpose of
birthdays is _____________ across the cultures and how important birthdays are is
_____________ across the cultures? - ANSWER-different; the same
In the Sambian context, the cultural emphasis on boys experiencing rituals such as piercing their
noses and being thrashed with sticks suggest that, for the Sambia? - ANSWER-masculinity is
something that boys gain from certain behaviors
The Russian cultural-historical school emphasized that? - ANSWER-people interact with their
environments via culturally acquired tools
All cultures congratulate their members' achievements to make them feel good about
themselves, but some cultures are much more willing to do this than others. According to
Norenzayan and Heine, what is this an example of? - ANSWER-functional universal
While chatting over coffee with your friend, you overhear someone say, "I don't understand
how those Hindus let cattle wander around their cities and not eat them. Where I come from
we eat burgers, blah, blah, blah."? - ANSWER-Ethnocentrism
A key difference between "cultural" psychologists and "general" psychologists is that? -
ANSWER-Cultural psychologists believe that the mind is interdependent with context and
content, whereas general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and
content
A key belief of the Sambia is that? - ANSWER-Boys become men by acquiring semen, from older
boys and men.
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism? - ANSWER-"Those people from Culture
X are weird. Rather than using forks to eat like we do, like people are supposed to, they like to
pick things up using sticks to eat."
Which of the following levels of psychological universals was NOT proposed by Norenzayan and
Heine? - ANSWER-statistical universal
According to the Sambia ? - ANSWER-men can produce semen, while boys must acquire it
You want to raise your children so that they will not be susceptible to the Müller-Lyer illusion.
Based on what the textbook discusses as being the reason for some individuals being more
susceptible to this illusion than others, what should you do to make your children less
susceptible? - ANSWER-Raise her in an environment without corners
