PSYC 3350-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
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General Psychology - ANS Richard Shweder's term for the overarching perspective of the
field of psychology of assuming that the mind operates under a set of natural and universal
laws that exist independently of the context that the individual is in and of the content of what
they are thinking about
Nonuniversal - ANS The fourth, and lowest, level of universality, which states that a given
cognitive tool does not exist in all cultures and can be considered a cultural invention
Existential Universal - ANS The third level of universality, which states that a given cognitive
tool exists across cultures, although the tool is not necessarily used to solve the same problems
across cultures, nor is it equally accessible across cultures
Functional Universal - ANS The second level of universality, which states that a given
cognitive tool exists across cultures and is used to solve the same problem across cultures, but
is more accessible to people from some cultures than others
Accessibility Universal - ANS The first and highest level of universality, which states that a
given cognitive tool exists across cultures, is used to solve the same problem across cultures,
and is accessible to the same degree across cultures
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, WEIRD Societies - ANS Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies- a
shorthand for the kinds of societies that the psychological database is largely based on
Muller-Lyer Illusion - ANS A visual illusion in which a line with ends that angle away from the
line appears longer than a line with ends that angle toward the line
Colour-blind Approach - ANS Looking beyond individuals' ethnicities or race in an effort to
focus on their common human nature
Multicultural Approach - ANS Attending to and respecting the distinctive aspects of different
cultural groups
Ethnocentrism - ANS The tendency to judge people from other cultures by comparing them
to the standards of one's own culture
Russian Cultural-Historical School - ANS A school of thought which argued that people
interact with their environment through the "tools" or human-made ideas that have been
passed down to them through history
Prestige Bias - ANS A tendency to imitate prestigious others more than less-prestigious
others-that is, those who have the respect and attention of others
Theory of Mind - ANS A human ability to understand that others have minds that are
different from one's own, and thus that other people have their own distinct perspectives and
intentions
Imitative Learning - ANS A type of social learning in which the learner internalizes aspects of
the model's goals and behavioral strategies
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
General Psychology - ANS Richard Shweder's term for the overarching perspective of the
field of psychology of assuming that the mind operates under a set of natural and universal
laws that exist independently of the context that the individual is in and of the content of what
they are thinking about
Nonuniversal - ANS The fourth, and lowest, level of universality, which states that a given
cognitive tool does not exist in all cultures and can be considered a cultural invention
Existential Universal - ANS The third level of universality, which states that a given cognitive
tool exists across cultures, although the tool is not necessarily used to solve the same problems
across cultures, nor is it equally accessible across cultures
Functional Universal - ANS The second level of universality, which states that a given
cognitive tool exists across cultures and is used to solve the same problem across cultures, but
is more accessible to people from some cultures than others
Accessibility Universal - ANS The first and highest level of universality, which states that a
given cognitive tool exists across cultures, is used to solve the same problem across cultures,
and is accessible to the same degree across cultures
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, WEIRD Societies - ANS Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies- a
shorthand for the kinds of societies that the psychological database is largely based on
Muller-Lyer Illusion - ANS A visual illusion in which a line with ends that angle away from the
line appears longer than a line with ends that angle toward the line
Colour-blind Approach - ANS Looking beyond individuals' ethnicities or race in an effort to
focus on their common human nature
Multicultural Approach - ANS Attending to and respecting the distinctive aspects of different
cultural groups
Ethnocentrism - ANS The tendency to judge people from other cultures by comparing them
to the standards of one's own culture
Russian Cultural-Historical School - ANS A school of thought which argued that people
interact with their environment through the "tools" or human-made ideas that have been
passed down to them through history
Prestige Bias - ANS A tendency to imitate prestigious others more than less-prestigious
others-that is, those who have the respect and attention of others
Theory of Mind - ANS A human ability to understand that others have minds that are
different from one's own, and thus that other people have their own distinct perspectives and
intentions
Imitative Learning - ANS A type of social learning in which the learner internalizes aspects of
the model's goals and behavioral strategies
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