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Course Introduction
Cross-Cultural Psychology explores the ways in which culture influences human behavior, cognition, and emotion across diverse societies. The course examines theoretical frameworks and empirical research that highlight similarities and differences in psychological processes among various cultural groups. Students will analyze how cultural values, beliefs, and practices shape topics such as identity, perception, motivation, communication, mental health, and social relationships. Emphasis is placed on understanding cultural bias in research, fostering cross-cultural competence, and applying psychological principles to real-world intercultural interactions and global issues.
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Child Development A Cultural Approach 2nd Edition by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Child Development
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Q1) Informed consent is for ____,whereas a debriefing is for ____.
A) the beginning of a research study; the end of a study
B) the end of a research study; the beginning of a study
C) animal subjects; human subjects
D) human subjects; animal subjects
Answer: A
Q2) Clara has become adept at popping the child safety locks off of the drawers.Her parents must have installed the same ones in each room.When Clara finds one on the toilet that does not work the ways the others do,she has to _____.
A) assimilate
B) accommodate
C) restructure
D) construct
Answer: B
Q3) What is the advantage of the experimental method?
A) It can detect correlations.
B) It allows for a high degree of control over the participant's behavior.
C) It helps to describe the behavior of a single participant.
D) It follows a group of participants over many phases of measurement.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) What condition might occur in the fetus,and later in the child,if the pregnant mother consumes alcohol during her pregnancy?
A) fibromyalgia
B) alcoholism
C) neuromuscular disorder
D) fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Answer: D
Q2) Jill's mother was an All-American in the 1500 m and qualified for the Olympic team in the marathon.Jill is a freshman in high school and does not think that she will need to train to become a member of the school's cross country team.Jill keeps telling you that her mother was a great runner,so she will also be a great runner.What do you think?
A) She is correct; she will be a great runner no matter what she does.
B) It is unlikely that Jill even has the genotype for running.
C) Jill might have the genotype for running ability, but she will need to train become a great runner.
D) Jill has also inherited the genes for superior intelligence.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) For first births,what is the average length of labor?
A) 6 hours
B) 12 hours
C) 24 hours
D) 36 hours
Answer: B
Q2) An association has been found between postpartum depression and infant characteristics.What is a major difficulty involved in interpreting this relationship?
A) There has been no genotype discovered that is directly linked with postpartum depression.
B) It cannot be determined if the postpartum depression caused poor infant characteristics or if the poor infant characteristics caused postpartum depression.
C) There has been no genotype discovered that is directly linked with poor infant characteristics.
D) The mother's and infant's genotype are too closely related to interpret the relationship.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) ____ refers to positive or negative responses to social interactions.
A) Attachment
B) Temperament
C) Sociability
D) Social smile
Q2) As an infant's short-term and long-term memory improve,he or she should also get better ____.
A) with the creation of personal fables
B) in their degree of egocentrism
C) at the task of object permanence
D) speaking to an imaginary audience
Q3) Fagan et al.(2007)examined attention abilities in infancy and then followed "short" and "long" lookers into adulthood.What did they find for short-lookers compared to long-lookers? The short-lookers had ____.
A) higher IQ and educational achievement
B) higher IQ, but did not apply it
C) lower IQ and educational achievement
D) lower IQ, but were better at applying themselves
Q4) Describe at least one criticism of Piaget's sensorimotor theory.
Q5) Give an example of how social referencing is adaptive for babies.
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Briefly explain the rouge test and what researchers were measuring when they gave this test to toddlers.What were the findings?
Q2) Your roommate's brother has a child who is 9 months old.He was watching a documentary concerning iodine deficiency.He was very concerned and was talking about what he could do to help his son.What did you tell your roommate to tell his brother?
A) There are injections that can retroactively help with iodine deficiency.
B) Provide the child with iodized salt.
C) Iodine deficiency is not that big of a deal and there is nothing that can be done.
D) Many infants who have iodine deficiencies have very high IQ scores later in life.
Q3) In this Piagetian stage,toddlers intentionally try out different behaviors to see what the effects will be.
A) simple reflexes
B) first habits and primary circular reactions
C) secondary circular reactions
D) tertiary circular reactions
Q4) What does Arnett mean by "controlled elimination"?
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) What type of aggression is involved when a child wants something and uses aggressive behavior or words to get it?
A) instrumental aggression
B) hostile aggression
C) physical aggression
D) verbal aggression
Q2) Numerous studies have determined that boys play in what ways in their play groups? They engage in ____.
A) rough and tumble, high activity, and aggressive play
B) very introspective play with considerable role playing
C) quiet play with many individuals cooperatively playing
D) watching television and acting out the roles they are watching
Q3) Most early childhood scholars support which of the following educational practices as an appropriate means to educate preschool children?
A) the Montessori approach
B) the Piagetian Approach to Learning
C) developmentally appropriate educational practice
D) Whole-Language Learning
Q4) Describe two characteristics of children that put them at risk of being abused.
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) Alcohol use in the past week was is highest among _____ youth and lowest among _____ youth.
A) French; Italian
B) English; Canadian
C) Czechs; American
D) German; French
Q2) Aapril is from Latin America and is excited to celebrate her quinciñeara.She has picked out the most beautiful dress and she knows that all of her family and friends will be there.Aapril will soon ____.
A) turn 15-years-old
B) have a baby
C) graduate from high school
D) get married
Q3) Frank Levy and Richard Murnane outlined six skills necessary for success in a promising,middle-class wage career.These six skills are referred to as ___.
A) standard educational skills
B) new vocational skills
C) new basic skills
D) educational vocational skills
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) What is the Flynn effect and what is its cause?
Q2) What is the most common form of childhood employment in developing nations?
A) making clothes
B) agriculture
C) factory work
D) begging on the streets
Q3) Globally,parents in most places and times have been more worried that their children would become too ____ than that they would have ____ self-esteem,and have ____ self-inflation as part of family socialization.
A) independent; high; encouraged
B) selfish; low; discouraged
C) independent; low; discouraged
D) selfish; high; encouraged
Q4) How many primary teeth do children have?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
Q5) What are two risk factors for asthma?
Q6) How are friendships different in middle childhood compared to early childhood?
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) Describe at least one sleep problem of emerging adults.In your answer,include who most of the participants have been in this research.
Q2) ____ involves a growing awareness that problems often have no clear solution and two opposing strategies or points of view may each have merit.
A) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
B) Egocentric thought
C) Hypothesis testing
D) Dialectical thought
Q3) Sleep disturbances are related to which of the following factors?
A) diabetes, a difficult temperament, and anxiety
B) hypertension, an insecure attachment, and concentration
C) a difficult attachment, emotional instability, and memory
D) deficits in attention, memory, and critical thinking
Q4) Are rates of STIs higher or lower in emerging adulthood than they are in adolescence? Give one reason why this is the case.
Q5) Discuss the trends of leaving home among emerging adults of different ethnic backgrounds in the U.S.How does this compare to those in European countries? Include pros and cons of "leaving the nest" in your answer.
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