CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 8 STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the common term for the developmental period during which an individual has
achieved the adult status prescribed by norms and laws of a particular society? - ANSWER-
adulthood
In all cultures, what three psychological features does adulthood represent? - ANSWER-
maturity, responsibility, and accountability
The term "________" refers to the rituals that recognize an individual's movement from one
status to another. - ANSWER-rites of passage
What is the name of the process by which an individual becomes a member of a particular
culture and takes on its values, beliefs, and behaviors? - ANSWER-socialization
Parents expect their children to acquire particular skills (such as walking, talking, etc.) by certain
ages. What is this set of expectations called? - ANSWER-developmental time-table
Name of the theoretical view that suggests adults acquire attitudes & behaviors early in life &
tend not to change them later? - ANSWER-the persistence model
More than 3,300 adolescents from 12 countries responded to the question about how many
children they would love to have in the future. In most countries, on average, adolescents
preferred to have how many children? - ANSWER-between 2-3
Piaget proposed several stages of development that appear to be how applicable across
cultures? - ANSWER-universal
Erikson's theory of socialization is better applied to societies that practice a certain type of
socialization emphasizing what? - ANSWER-independence and free self-expression
The lowest mortality rate these days is found in what country? - ANSWER-Iceland
Qualitative research in New Zealand with Samoan men shows that the overt expression of
emotion or feelings toward children was generally regarded as improper because, as fathers
tended to believe, _______________. - ANSWER-children have to learn the value of humility
CHAPTER 8 STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the common term for the developmental period during which an individual has
achieved the adult status prescribed by norms and laws of a particular society? - ANSWER-
adulthood
In all cultures, what three psychological features does adulthood represent? - ANSWER-
maturity, responsibility, and accountability
The term "________" refers to the rituals that recognize an individual's movement from one
status to another. - ANSWER-rites of passage
What is the name of the process by which an individual becomes a member of a particular
culture and takes on its values, beliefs, and behaviors? - ANSWER-socialization
Parents expect their children to acquire particular skills (such as walking, talking, etc.) by certain
ages. What is this set of expectations called? - ANSWER-developmental time-table
Name of the theoretical view that suggests adults acquire attitudes & behaviors early in life &
tend not to change them later? - ANSWER-the persistence model
More than 3,300 adolescents from 12 countries responded to the question about how many
children they would love to have in the future. In most countries, on average, adolescents
preferred to have how many children? - ANSWER-between 2-3
Piaget proposed several stages of development that appear to be how applicable across
cultures? - ANSWER-universal
Erikson's theory of socialization is better applied to societies that practice a certain type of
socialization emphasizing what? - ANSWER-independence and free self-expression
The lowest mortality rate these days is found in what country? - ANSWER-Iceland
Qualitative research in New Zealand with Samoan men shows that the overt expression of
emotion or feelings toward children was generally regarded as improper because, as fathers
tended to believe, _______________. - ANSWER-children have to learn the value of humility
