CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY TEST 2
START (QUIZZES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Research with infants and the perception of phonemes reveals that
a) the lack of exposure to a language can lead people to be unable to distinguish between two
phonemes from that language as they get older.
b) very young infants cannot distinguish between two phonemes from an unfamiliar language,
whereas older infants can distinguish them.
c) from birth, infants slowly accumulate a growing number of phonemes that they can
recognize, until they have learned all of the phonemes in their language.
d) infants from one language group cannot understand the phonemes used by an unfamiliar
language group. - ANSWER-a) the lack of exposure to a language can lead people to be unable
to distinguish between two phonemes from that language as they get older.
Shweder and colleagues found that Indian parents are more likely to sleep in the same room
with their children than are American parents. Given their studies, which of these is the most
compelling explanation for their results?
a) Americans place more value on providing parents with exclusive sleeping space.
b) Americans are more concerned about avoiding incest.
c) Indian parents place more value on the moral good of interpersonal harmony.
d) American houses have more rooms than Indian ones. - ANSWER-a) Americans place more
value on providing parents with exclusive sleeping space.
Which of the following statements about the relationships between authoritative and
authoritarian parenting styles is true?
, a) Authoritative parenting uses more democratic reasoning than does authoritarian parenting.
b) Both lead the child to be psychologically maladjusted.
c) Authoritarian parenting and authoritative parenting involve similar levels of parental warmth.
d) Authoritative parenting makes the child less happy than authoritarian parenting. - ANSWER-
a) Authoritative parenting uses more democratic reasoning than does authoritarian parenting.
Wan-Ying wants to use the jiào xun type of parenting on her child. What is she NOT likely to do?
a) allow her child to play games, while watching him like a hawk
b) devote lots of time to nurture her child's musical talents
c) show her child that he must bow when speaking to his grandparents
d) watch her child closely while he does his homework - ANSWER-a) allow her child to play
games, while watching him like a hawk
Adolescent rebellion
a) is more pronounced in societies with more role distinctions and opportunities.
b) is observed in the vast majority of the world's cultures.
c) is especially pronounced in collectivistic societies.
d) is universal, although adolescent violence is not - ANSWER-a) is more pronounced in societies
with more role distinctions and opportunities
Ambrose has an independent self, and Hayden has an interdependent self. Which of the
following is true about Hayden?
a) He acts the same way regardless of the context or situation.
b) He is more motivated to be different and unique from others.
c) He is more likely to activate the same brain regions when thinking about himself and his
mother.
START (QUIZZES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Research with infants and the perception of phonemes reveals that
a) the lack of exposure to a language can lead people to be unable to distinguish between two
phonemes from that language as they get older.
b) very young infants cannot distinguish between two phonemes from an unfamiliar language,
whereas older infants can distinguish them.
c) from birth, infants slowly accumulate a growing number of phonemes that they can
recognize, until they have learned all of the phonemes in their language.
d) infants from one language group cannot understand the phonemes used by an unfamiliar
language group. - ANSWER-a) the lack of exposure to a language can lead people to be unable
to distinguish between two phonemes from that language as they get older.
Shweder and colleagues found that Indian parents are more likely to sleep in the same room
with their children than are American parents. Given their studies, which of these is the most
compelling explanation for their results?
a) Americans place more value on providing parents with exclusive sleeping space.
b) Americans are more concerned about avoiding incest.
c) Indian parents place more value on the moral good of interpersonal harmony.
d) American houses have more rooms than Indian ones. - ANSWER-a) Americans place more
value on providing parents with exclusive sleeping space.
Which of the following statements about the relationships between authoritative and
authoritarian parenting styles is true?
, a) Authoritative parenting uses more democratic reasoning than does authoritarian parenting.
b) Both lead the child to be psychologically maladjusted.
c) Authoritarian parenting and authoritative parenting involve similar levels of parental warmth.
d) Authoritative parenting makes the child less happy than authoritarian parenting. - ANSWER-
a) Authoritative parenting uses more democratic reasoning than does authoritarian parenting.
Wan-Ying wants to use the jiào xun type of parenting on her child. What is she NOT likely to do?
a) allow her child to play games, while watching him like a hawk
b) devote lots of time to nurture her child's musical talents
c) show her child that he must bow when speaking to his grandparents
d) watch her child closely while he does his homework - ANSWER-a) allow her child to play
games, while watching him like a hawk
Adolescent rebellion
a) is more pronounced in societies with more role distinctions and opportunities.
b) is observed in the vast majority of the world's cultures.
c) is especially pronounced in collectivistic societies.
d) is universal, although adolescent violence is not - ANSWER-a) is more pronounced in societies
with more role distinctions and opportunities
Ambrose has an independent self, and Hayden has an interdependent self. Which of the
following is true about Hayden?
a) He acts the same way regardless of the context or situation.
b) He is more motivated to be different and unique from others.
c) He is more likely to activate the same brain regions when thinking about himself and his
mother.
