CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL
EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following defines culture, according to the textbook?
a. a group of at least three people
b. males and females across different species who possess mentalizing abilities
c. any information learned from other members of one's species that can influence an
individual's behaviors
d. a group of people who do not share the same context
e. novel innovations that an individual creates and does not share with others - ANSWER-c. any
information learned from other members of one's species that can influence an individual's
behaviors
A key difference between cultural psychologists and general psychologists is that
a. cultural psychologists study people in many different cultures in order to study universals,
whereas general psychologists study people from one culture to study universals.
b. cultural psychologists study people from one culture, whereas general psychologists study
people from many cultures.
c. cultural psychologists try to discover laws that govern the mind as a central processing unit
(CPU), whereas general psychologists study variability across contexts.
d. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and content,
whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind cannot be separated from context and
content.
e. general psychologists believe that all of human psychology is universal, whereas cultural
psychologists believe that people in different cultures think and behave in very different ways
that c - ANSWER-d. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and
content, whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind cannot be separated from context
and content.
,A key belief of the Sambia is that
a. people are born straight and become gay over time with experience.
b. femaleness is innate but maleness must be explicitly learned.
c. male sexuality is stable throughout life.
d. homosexual encounters are natural for males and females between the ages of 7 and 15.
e. maleness is innate, but femaleness must be explicitly learned. - ANSWER-b. femaleness is
innate but maleness must be explicitly learned.
After an exhaustive study, you find no cultural variation across all samples explored in terms of
sleeping in a tree at night. In other words, all examined cultures exhibited this practice, used
trees for sleeping in the same way, and preferred sleeping in trees to the same extent. This
finding would best be labeled as a(n)
a. nonuniversal.
b. accessibility universal.
c. existential universal.
d. conditional universal.
e. functional universal. - ANSWER-b. accessibility universal.
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 a(n)
Select one:
a. nonuniversal.
b. accessibility universal.
c. existential universal.
d. conditional universal.
e. functional universal. - ANSWER-c. existential universal.
What does the acronym "WEIRD" stand for?
a. White, Educated, Industrialized, Rural, Democratic
b. White, Educated, Introverted, Rich, Democratic
,c. Western, Elite, Industrialized, Rich, Driven
d. Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic
e. Western, Educated, Introverted, Rural, Democratic - ANSWER-d. Western, Educated,
Industrialized, Rich, Democratic
You conduct a literature review on a topic for a class paper and realize that all the studies you
found seem to use WEIRD samples. Based on this characteristic of the study samples, which of
the following would be a limitation of your class paper?
a. You would be unable to determine the level of universality.
b. You would be relying on a non-Western perspective.
c. You would be using a multicultural rather than a color-blind approach.
d. Your conclusions would not generalize to people in industrialized countries.
e. You would not have enough studies to draw conclusions about WEIRD samples. - ANSWER-a.
You would be unable to determine the level of universality.
Why is studying cultural psychology important?
a. Studying cultural psychology shows how cultural differences cannot be explained.
b. Psychology research conducted in North America is not valid.
c. Studying cultural psychology can give psychologists a more complete understanding of how
the human mind works.
d. Studying cultural psychology can help psychologists separate culture from the mind.
e. Studying cultural psychology emphasizes a color-blind approach as a way to reduce racial
discrimination. - ANSWER-c. Studying cultural psychology can give psychologists a more
complete understanding of how the human mind works.
As the incoming CEO of a company in which people of different ethnicities work in the same
workspace, you have been given the task of creating a work environment in which people of
different ethnicities have trust in the company and positive emotions toward each other. To do
so, you plan to give a speech. According to the textbook, which of the following approaches
would be best for accomplishing your task?
a. "There are no racial differences here—only one human race."
b. "Treat everyone the same—as a friend—to make this workplace a friendlier place."
, c. "Everyone brings their own experiences to the table, but what really unites us is that we are
all people and all a part of this As the incoming CEO of a company in which people of different
ethnicities work in the same workspace, you have been given the task of creating a work
environment in which people of different ethnicities have trust in the company and positive -
ANSWER-e. "Every ethnicity brings a different piece of the puzzle, and we should treasure what
makes each of us unique."
People in Culture A breastfeed their children from birth until at least age 3, and people in
Culture B never breastfeed their children and instead feed them formula from birth. People in
both cultures think the other culture is feeding their children the wrong way. Which of the
following most accurately describes this example?
a. Culture A is ethnocentric in their views.
b. Culture B is ethnocentric in their views.
c. Both cultures are ethnocentric in their views.
d. Neither culture is ethnocentric; Culture A is objectively right.
e. Neither culture is ethnocentric; Culture B is objectively right. - ANSWER-c. Both cultures are
ethnocentric in their views.
Is culture among chimpanzees cumulative?
a. yes, because chimpanzees use mentalizing as much as humans
b. yes, because chimpanzees have excellent working memory
c. no, because chimpanzees are incapable of cultural transmission
d. no, because chimpanzees are a nonsocial species
e. no, because chimpanzees perform poorly when it comes to imitative learning - ANSWER-e.
no, because chimpanzees perform poorly when it comes to imitative learning
Which of the following best explains both prestige bias and similarity bias?
a. Humans frequently engage in emulative learning.
b. Humans just love to learn.
c. Humans frequently engage in imitative learning.
d. Humans have large neocortices.
e. Humans have a small encephalization quotient. - ANSWER-c. Humans frequently engage in
imitative learning.
EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following defines culture, according to the textbook?
a. a group of at least three people
b. males and females across different species who possess mentalizing abilities
c. any information learned from other members of one's species that can influence an
individual's behaviors
d. a group of people who do not share the same context
e. novel innovations that an individual creates and does not share with others - ANSWER-c. any
information learned from other members of one's species that can influence an individual's
behaviors
A key difference between cultural psychologists and general psychologists is that
a. cultural psychologists study people in many different cultures in order to study universals,
whereas general psychologists study people from one culture to study universals.
b. cultural psychologists study people from one culture, whereas general psychologists study
people from many cultures.
c. cultural psychologists try to discover laws that govern the mind as a central processing unit
(CPU), whereas general psychologists study variability across contexts.
d. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and content,
whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind cannot be separated from context and
content.
e. general psychologists believe that all of human psychology is universal, whereas cultural
psychologists believe that people in different cultures think and behave in very different ways
that c - ANSWER-d. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context and
content, whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind cannot be separated from context
and content.
,A key belief of the Sambia is that
a. people are born straight and become gay over time with experience.
b. femaleness is innate but maleness must be explicitly learned.
c. male sexuality is stable throughout life.
d. homosexual encounters are natural for males and females between the ages of 7 and 15.
e. maleness is innate, but femaleness must be explicitly learned. - ANSWER-b. femaleness is
innate but maleness must be explicitly learned.
After an exhaustive study, you find no cultural variation across all samples explored in terms of
sleeping in a tree at night. In other words, all examined cultures exhibited this practice, used
trees for sleeping in the same way, and preferred sleeping in trees to the same extent. This
finding would best be labeled as a(n)
a. nonuniversal.
b. accessibility universal.
c. existential universal.
d. conditional universal.
e. functional universal. - ANSWER-b. accessibility universal.
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 a(n)
Select one:
a. nonuniversal.
b. accessibility universal.
c. existential universal.
d. conditional universal.
e. functional universal. - ANSWER-c. existential universal.
What does the acronym "WEIRD" stand for?
a. White, Educated, Industrialized, Rural, Democratic
b. White, Educated, Introverted, Rich, Democratic
,c. Western, Elite, Industrialized, Rich, Driven
d. Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic
e. Western, Educated, Introverted, Rural, Democratic - ANSWER-d. Western, Educated,
Industrialized, Rich, Democratic
You conduct a literature review on a topic for a class paper and realize that all the studies you
found seem to use WEIRD samples. Based on this characteristic of the study samples, which of
the following would be a limitation of your class paper?
a. You would be unable to determine the level of universality.
b. You would be relying on a non-Western perspective.
c. You would be using a multicultural rather than a color-blind approach.
d. Your conclusions would not generalize to people in industrialized countries.
e. You would not have enough studies to draw conclusions about WEIRD samples. - ANSWER-a.
You would be unable to determine the level of universality.
Why is studying cultural psychology important?
a. Studying cultural psychology shows how cultural differences cannot be explained.
b. Psychology research conducted in North America is not valid.
c. Studying cultural psychology can give psychologists a more complete understanding of how
the human mind works.
d. Studying cultural psychology can help psychologists separate culture from the mind.
e. Studying cultural psychology emphasizes a color-blind approach as a way to reduce racial
discrimination. - ANSWER-c. Studying cultural psychology can give psychologists a more
complete understanding of how the human mind works.
As the incoming CEO of a company in which people of different ethnicities work in the same
workspace, you have been given the task of creating a work environment in which people of
different ethnicities have trust in the company and positive emotions toward each other. To do
so, you plan to give a speech. According to the textbook, which of the following approaches
would be best for accomplishing your task?
a. "There are no racial differences here—only one human race."
b. "Treat everyone the same—as a friend—to make this workplace a friendlier place."
, c. "Everyone brings their own experiences to the table, but what really unites us is that we are
all people and all a part of this As the incoming CEO of a company in which people of different
ethnicities work in the same workspace, you have been given the task of creating a work
environment in which people of different ethnicities have trust in the company and positive -
ANSWER-e. "Every ethnicity brings a different piece of the puzzle, and we should treasure what
makes each of us unique."
People in Culture A breastfeed their children from birth until at least age 3, and people in
Culture B never breastfeed their children and instead feed them formula from birth. People in
both cultures think the other culture is feeding their children the wrong way. Which of the
following most accurately describes this example?
a. Culture A is ethnocentric in their views.
b. Culture B is ethnocentric in their views.
c. Both cultures are ethnocentric in their views.
d. Neither culture is ethnocentric; Culture A is objectively right.
e. Neither culture is ethnocentric; Culture B is objectively right. - ANSWER-c. Both cultures are
ethnocentric in their views.
Is culture among chimpanzees cumulative?
a. yes, because chimpanzees use mentalizing as much as humans
b. yes, because chimpanzees have excellent working memory
c. no, because chimpanzees are incapable of cultural transmission
d. no, because chimpanzees are a nonsocial species
e. no, because chimpanzees perform poorly when it comes to imitative learning - ANSWER-e.
no, because chimpanzees perform poorly when it comes to imitative learning
Which of the following best explains both prestige bias and similarity bias?
a. Humans frequently engage in emulative learning.
b. Humans just love to learn.
c. Humans frequently engage in imitative learning.
d. Humans have large neocortices.
e. Humans have a small encephalization quotient. - ANSWER-c. Humans frequently engage in
imitative learning.
