Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
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Cultural Psychology
Steven J. Heine
3rd Edition
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What Is Cultural Psychology?
Chapter 2 Culture and human nature
Chapter 3 Cultural evolution
Chapter 4 Methods for studying culture and psychology
Chapter 5 Development and socialization
Chapter 6 Self and personality
Chapter 7 Living in Multicultural Worlds
Chapter 8 Motivation
Chapter 9 Cognition and perception
Chapter 10 Emotions
Chapter 11 Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
Chapter 12 Morality, Religion, and Justice
Chapter 13 Physical health
Chapter 14 Mental health
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
Chapter 1 What Is Cultural Psychology?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
B y the e n d of this chapter, stude nts will b e ab l e to:
1 .1 . E x p la i n two w a ys in which culture c a n b e concep tualized
1 .2 . Comp a re g e ne ral p s ych ol og y to cultural p s yc h ol og y
1 .3 . D i s c u s s e v i d e n c e supporti n g cultural p s y ch ol o g y ’ s assertion that the m i n d a n d culture m a k e e a c h
other u p
1 .4 . De fine the four d e g ree s of psychol ogical unive rsality
1 .5 . Understand how W EIRD s a m p l e s i mp ac t the gene ral izab ili t y of results from p s yc h ol og i c al rese a rch
1 .6 . Contrast how the color-blind approach affects people differently than the multicultural approach
1 .7 . E x p la i n how ethnocentrism affects our und ers ta nd i ng of other groups’ cultures
1 .8 . De sc rib e the historical d evel op men t of cultural p syc h ol og y
M U LT I P L E C H O I C E
1 . A cat t e a c h e s another cat in the s a m e al l e y to hold a m o u s e a certain wa y so that the m o u s e c a n b e
more e a s il y e a te n. B a s e d on the definitions of culture u s e d in the textbook, c a n this e x a m p l e b e s a i d
to b e “culture”?
a ) Yes , b e c a u s e the information was p a s s e d on b y social learning between cats.
b ) Ye s, b e c a u s e a habit or practice c a n b e s a i d to b e “culture.”
c ) Ye s , b e c a u s e the ca ts belong to a group of ca t s from the s a m e alle y.
d ) No, b e c a u s e the information was p a s s e d on in isolation.
e) More than one of the choices is true.
ANS: E
DIF: Moderate R E F: What Is Culture? OBJ:
1 .1 MS C : E val u a ti n g
2 . In a n African S t ud ie s research p ap er that you are writing for publication, you u s e the word “culture” to
refer to a South African people. Which of the following is NOT a c h a l l e n g e to u s i n g this definition of
culture to indica te “South Africans”?
a ) S o m e South Africans h a v e likel y b e e n ex p os e d to i d e a s from m a n y other countries, s u c h a s the
United State s a n d C h i n a .
b ) Present-day Sout h Africans are likel y ve r y different from South Africans in the earl y twentieth
cent ur y.
c ) All South Africans s h a re the s a m e political a n d environmental contexts, le ad i n g t he m to h a v e ve r y
simila r exp e rie nc es .
d ) T here is too m u c h variability within the South African population to warrant a si n g le “South African”
category.
e) South Africa is ec onomically ver y similar to its neighb or, Botswana.
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
ANS: C
DIF: Moderate R E F: What Is Culture? OBJ:
1 .1 MS C : E val u a ti n g
3 . According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would NOT b e a good
e x a m p l e of “culture”?
a ) A child m i m i c s her brother b y u s i n g a tablet compute r to watch a movie.
b ) A ch ild lea rns how to tie her s h oe s from her mother.
c ) A child improves on her friend’s tool b y t yin g a rock to one e nd .
d ) A child figures out a novel solution to a new p u z z l e s h e h a s neve r s e e n before, all the while listening
to her sister p l a y the piano.
e) A child learns to raise her h a n d in c l a s s to get the teacher’s attention.
ANS: D
DIF: D i f fi c u l t R E F: What Is Culture?
OBJ: 1 . 1 MS C: Ap p lyi n g
4 . A c h i m p a n z e e learns from his h u m a n zookeeper to wa sh carrots in the artificial river in his habitat
before ea tin g the m. B a s e d on the definitions of culture u s e d in the textbook, c a n this e x a m p l e b e sai d to
b e “culture”?
a ) Yes , the information was p a s s e d on b y social learning.
b ) Ye s, b e c a u s e a habit or practice c a n b e s a i d to b e “culture.”
c ) Ye s , b e c a u s e the c h i m p a n z e e b elon gs to a group of c h i m p a n z e e s kept in zoos.
d ) No, b e c a u s e h e learned the practice from a m e mb e r of a different sp e ci e s.
e) No, b e c a u s e h e is the only m e m b e r of his group to adopt this habit.
ANS: D
DIF: D i f fi c u l t R E F: What Is Culture?
OBJ: 1 . 1 MS C: E v al u a ti n g
5 . A ke y difference between “cultural” p sychologists a n d “ge ne ral ” psychologists is that
a ) gen e ral psychologis ts s tud y people whose culture h a s b e e n statistically controlled for.
b ) cultural psychologis ts s tud y people from different cultures, whereas gen e ral psychologis ts s tu d y
people from one culture.
c ) cultural psychologists b eli e ve that the m i n d i s interdependent with context a n d content, whe reas
gen e ral psychologists b eliev e that the mi n d is ind ep e nd en t from context a n d content.
d ) gene ral psychologist s b eli e ve that people everywhe re are born with simila r brains, whereas cultural
psychol ogist s b e lie ve that people are born with different ki nd s of brains in different cultures.
e) ge ne ral psychologis ts b elie ve that ex p e r ie n c e s s h a p e the mi nd , whereas cultural psychologis ts
b e lie ve that ex p e r ie n c e s do not s h a p e the mind .
ANS: C DIF: E a s y R E F: Is the Mind Ind ep end ent from, or Intertwined with, Culture? OBJ:
1 . 2 MS C: An al yzin g
6 . Your friend is doing a series of v is u al tas ks. In one task, s h e h a d to track a n object slid ing across the
sc ree n (slid e task). In another task, s h e h a d to track a n object that p op p ed u p on the sc ree n a n d then
d i sap p e ared (pop task) . According to a brain s c a n taken during the tas ks, her left inferior parietal lobule
a n d right precentral g y r u s showed greater activation d ur ing the slid e task than dur ing the pop task. What
does this me a n ?
TEST BANK
Cultural Psychology
Steven J. Heine
3rd Edition
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What Is Cultural Psychology?
Chapter 2 Culture and human nature
Chapter 3 Cultural evolution
Chapter 4 Methods for studying culture and psychology
Chapter 5 Development and socialization
Chapter 6 Self and personality
Chapter 7 Living in Multicultural Worlds
Chapter 8 Motivation
Chapter 9 Cognition and perception
Chapter 10 Emotions
Chapter 11 Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
Chapter 12 Morality, Religion, and Justice
Chapter 13 Physical health
Chapter 14 Mental health
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
Chapter 1 What Is Cultural Psychology?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
B y the e n d of this chapter, stude nts will b e ab l e to:
1 .1 . E x p la i n two w a ys in which culture c a n b e concep tualized
1 .2 . Comp a re g e ne ral p s ych ol og y to cultural p s yc h ol og y
1 .3 . D i s c u s s e v i d e n c e supporti n g cultural p s y ch ol o g y ’ s assertion that the m i n d a n d culture m a k e e a c h
other u p
1 .4 . De fine the four d e g ree s of psychol ogical unive rsality
1 .5 . Understand how W EIRD s a m p l e s i mp ac t the gene ral izab ili t y of results from p s yc h ol og i c al rese a rch
1 .6 . Contrast how the color-blind approach affects people differently than the multicultural approach
1 .7 . E x p la i n how ethnocentrism affects our und ers ta nd i ng of other groups’ cultures
1 .8 . De sc rib e the historical d evel op men t of cultural p syc h ol og y
M U LT I P L E C H O I C E
1 . A cat t e a c h e s another cat in the s a m e al l e y to hold a m o u s e a certain wa y so that the m o u s e c a n b e
more e a s il y e a te n. B a s e d on the definitions of culture u s e d in the textbook, c a n this e x a m p l e b e s a i d
to b e “culture”?
a ) Yes , b e c a u s e the information was p a s s e d on b y social learning between cats.
b ) Ye s, b e c a u s e a habit or practice c a n b e s a i d to b e “culture.”
c ) Ye s , b e c a u s e the ca ts belong to a group of ca t s from the s a m e alle y.
d ) No, b e c a u s e the information was p a s s e d on in isolation.
e) More than one of the choices is true.
ANS: E
DIF: Moderate R E F: What Is Culture? OBJ:
1 .1 MS C : E val u a ti n g
2 . In a n African S t ud ie s research p ap er that you are writing for publication, you u s e the word “culture” to
refer to a South African people. Which of the following is NOT a c h a l l e n g e to u s i n g this definition of
culture to indica te “South Africans”?
a ) S o m e South Africans h a v e likel y b e e n ex p os e d to i d e a s from m a n y other countries, s u c h a s the
United State s a n d C h i n a .
b ) Present-day Sout h Africans are likel y ve r y different from South Africans in the earl y twentieth
cent ur y.
c ) All South Africans s h a re the s a m e political a n d environmental contexts, le ad i n g t he m to h a v e ve r y
simila r exp e rie nc es .
d ) T here is too m u c h variability within the South African population to warrant a si n g le “South African”
category.
e) South Africa is ec onomically ver y similar to its neighb or, Botswana.
, Cultural Psychology 3rd Edition (Heine, 2016) - Test Bank
ANS: C
DIF: Moderate R E F: What Is Culture? OBJ:
1 .1 MS C : E val u a ti n g
3 . According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would NOT b e a good
e x a m p l e of “culture”?
a ) A child m i m i c s her brother b y u s i n g a tablet compute r to watch a movie.
b ) A ch ild lea rns how to tie her s h oe s from her mother.
c ) A child improves on her friend’s tool b y t yin g a rock to one e nd .
d ) A child figures out a novel solution to a new p u z z l e s h e h a s neve r s e e n before, all the while listening
to her sister p l a y the piano.
e) A child learns to raise her h a n d in c l a s s to get the teacher’s attention.
ANS: D
DIF: D i f fi c u l t R E F: What Is Culture?
OBJ: 1 . 1 MS C: Ap p lyi n g
4 . A c h i m p a n z e e learns from his h u m a n zookeeper to wa sh carrots in the artificial river in his habitat
before ea tin g the m. B a s e d on the definitions of culture u s e d in the textbook, c a n this e x a m p l e b e sai d to
b e “culture”?
a ) Yes , the information was p a s s e d on b y social learning.
b ) Ye s, b e c a u s e a habit or practice c a n b e s a i d to b e “culture.”
c ) Ye s , b e c a u s e the c h i m p a n z e e b elon gs to a group of c h i m p a n z e e s kept in zoos.
d ) No, b e c a u s e h e learned the practice from a m e mb e r of a different sp e ci e s.
e) No, b e c a u s e h e is the only m e m b e r of his group to adopt this habit.
ANS: D
DIF: D i f fi c u l t R E F: What Is Culture?
OBJ: 1 . 1 MS C: E v al u a ti n g
5 . A ke y difference between “cultural” p sychologists a n d “ge ne ral ” psychologists is that
a ) gen e ral psychologis ts s tud y people whose culture h a s b e e n statistically controlled for.
b ) cultural psychologis ts s tud y people from different cultures, whereas gen e ral psychologis ts s tu d y
people from one culture.
c ) cultural psychologists b eli e ve that the m i n d i s interdependent with context a n d content, whe reas
gen e ral psychologists b eliev e that the mi n d is ind ep e nd en t from context a n d content.
d ) gene ral psychologist s b eli e ve that people everywhe re are born with simila r brains, whereas cultural
psychol ogist s b e lie ve that people are born with different ki nd s of brains in different cultures.
e) ge ne ral psychologis ts b elie ve that ex p e r ie n c e s s h a p e the mi nd , whereas cultural psychologis ts
b e lie ve that ex p e r ie n c e s do not s h a p e the mind .
ANS: C DIF: E a s y R E F: Is the Mind Ind ep end ent from, or Intertwined with, Culture? OBJ:
1 . 2 MS C: An al yzin g
6 . Your friend is doing a series of v is u al tas ks. In one task, s h e h a d to track a n object slid ing across the
sc ree n (slid e task). In another task, s h e h a d to track a n object that p op p ed u p on the sc ree n a n d then
d i sap p e ared (pop task) . According to a brain s c a n taken during the tas ks, her left inferior parietal lobule
a n d right precentral g y r u s showed greater activation d ur ing the slid e task than dur ing the pop task. What
does this me a n ?
