Cultural Psychology
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Course Introduction
Cultural Psychology explores how cultural contexts shape psychological processes, influencing the ways individuals perceive, think, feel, and interact with others. The course examines the interplay between culture and mind, highlighting topics such as self-concept, emotion, cognition, motivation, development, and social behavior across diverse societies. Students will analyze cross-cultural research, learn about cultural frameworks (such as individualism and collectivism), and discuss implications for multicultural interactions, mental health, and global communication. Through case studies, discussions, and practical exercises, this course aims to deepen understanding of the profound role culture plays in human psychology and promote cultural competence in a globalized world.
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Human Development A Cultural Approach 1st Edition by Jeffrey J. Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
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Q1) The total fertility rate (TFR)is defined as the number of ____.
A)births per woman
B)conceptions per woman
C)fetuses that were spontaneously aborted
D)women on fertility drugs
Answer: A
Q2) During what stage did Freud believe the child represses sexual desires and focuses his or her energy on learning social and intellectual skills?
A)anal
B)phallic
C)latency
D)genital
Answer: C
Q3) Discuss Erikson's views on how the stage of intimacy vs.isolation relates to marriage.
Answer: Erikson states that marriage will not work if the individuals are not ready to fuse their own personalities with another individual without the fear of losing themselves.Intimacy is achieved once the individuals have resolved this issue according to Erikson.
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) In most cultures and throughout history,infertility has been regarded mostly as a problem that originates from ____.
A)a lack of spiritual commitment
B)the male
C)the female
D)both the male and female
Answer: C
Q2) The ____ period lasts from the ninth week after conception until birth.
A)germinal
B)embryonic
C)fetal
D)zygote
Answer: C
Q3) What is the condition in which the neonate is born with an extreme distortion in the shape of the spinal column?
A)spina bifida
B)anencephaly
C)microencephaly
D)exoancephaly
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) Historically,if a mother could not or did not want to breast-feed she might have used a(n)____.
A)lactation consultant
B)wet nurse
C)midwife
D)obstetrician/gynecologist
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) Even though infants can speak only a few words by their first birthday,they understand ____.
A)fewer than 10 words
B)20 words
C)50 words
D)more than 100 words
Q2) Would a baby who is later considered shy be more likely to have a better "goodness of fit" with their caregiver in China or in the U.S.? Explain.
Q3) Which of the following correlates with an infant's ability to habituate to a new stimulus very quickly?
A)difficulties on other cognitive tasks
B)difficulties with decoding social cues
C)performance on intelligence tests
D)performance on social-emotional scales
Q4) The Bayley Scales for Infant Development is made up of which of the following?
A)expressive,receptive,and long-term skill
B)cognitive,language,and motor skills
C)psychomotor,cognitive,and physiological skills
D)adaptive,social-emotional,and personality skills
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Because they are evoked based on what the toddler has learned about culturally based standards of right and wrong,secondary emotions are called ____.
A)content emotions
B)sociomoral emotions
C)guided emotions
D)cultural emotions
Q2) What cognitive ability helps toddlers to develop sociomoral emotions?
A)self-awareness
B)self-esteem
C)self-report
D)self-reflection
Q3) According to attachment theory,what type of attachment leads to children who are able to love and trust others?
A)secure attachment
B)insecure-avoidant attachment
C)insecure-resistant attachment
D)disorganized-disoriented attachment
Q4) Describe the language environment of a country other than the U.S.
Q5) Define and give an example of scaffolding.
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) How many teeth does the average 3-year-old have?
A)12
B)20
C)32
D)40
Q2) During early childhood,in what ways do children change in terms of play? Their play becomes ____.
A)more sex-segregated
B)more sex-diverse
C)less egalitarian
D)less gender defined
Q3) In developed countries what is the most common cause of injury and death in early childhood?
A)falling down stairs
B)parental abuse
C)electric shock
D)motor vehicle accidents
Q4) According to this video,does acquiring a theory of mind occur at the same age across cultures?
Q5) How does acquiring a theory of mind impact a child's social interactions?
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) Research on ADHD
A)indicates that it is more prevalent among girls than boys.
B)has shown that there is no genetic basis to this disorder.
C)has shown that symptoms cannot be controlled by medication.
D)has shown abnormalities in brain functioning among those with the disorder.
Q2) Rehearsal is ____.
A)repeating information over and over
B)placing things into meaningful categories
C)an understanding of how memory works
D)a measurement of intelligence
Q3) At age 6 the average child knows about ____ words,but by age 10 or 11 this sum has increased fourfold,to about ____.
A)1,000; 4,000
B)5,000; 20,000
C)10,000; 40,000
D)15,000; 60,000
Q4) What were some of the reasons mentioned in this video why some children are better at certain sports than others?
Q5) What are two possible causes of ADHD?
Q6) What common educational threads do you see among the individuals in this video?
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) A content analysis of nearly 400 of the most popular electronic games found that what percentage of them contained violence?
A)94%
B)84%
C)74%
D)64%
Q2) What percentage of Dutch adolescents indicated that they communicated about themselves,about their personal feelings,and about sorrows and secrets with their fathers?
A)3%
B)13%
C)23%
D)33%
Q3) ____ are ways of organizing information into coherent patterns that enhance memory storage.
A)Retrieval clues
B)Divided attention
C)Selective attention
D)Mnemonic devices
Q4) Briefly describe a puberty ritual of a non-Western culture.
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) Moving from adolescence,most individuals experience ____ in self-esteem as they enter into emerging adulthood.
A)an increase
B)a leveling-off
C)a decline
D)no change
Q2) In regards to what is required in secondary education,colleges in the United States,Canada,and Japan begin with ____.
A)two years of general education
B)two years of math and science
C)two years of arts and humanities
D)two years within a declared major
Q3) According to Piaget,abstract thinking and logic are the hallmarks of the most advanced stage of cognitive development: formal operational thinking.What is postformal thinking and why is it considered more advanced than formal operational thinking?
Q4) Using Perry's theory,describe how your friend might think about her parents getting a divorce at age 13 compared to later,when she graduates from college,at age 20.
Q5) Is emerging adulthood a universal period of human development? Why or why not?
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Chapter 10: Young Adulthood
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Q1) Longitudinal studies of children with high IQs show that IQ is a ____.
A)weak predictor of academic success
B)strong predictor of adult success
C)strong predictor of temperament
D)weak predictor of career and financial success
Q2) A person's body mass index (BMI)is his or her ____.
A)ratio of height to weight
B)percentage of body fat
C)weight as compared to age
D)the type of body style a person possesses
Q3) In what cultures is there a common theme that intelligence includes skills that help promote group harmony and social responsibility?
A)Asian
B)African
C)American
D)European
Q4) Bill and Russell are a gay couple.Describe one way that they are likely to be similar to married couples and one way they are likely to be different.
Q5) Are there changes in immune function during young adulthood? Explain.
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Chapter 11: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Generally speaking,how do women across cultures view menopause?
A)fear it in that it signifies the end of reproduction
B)generally welcome the end of their reproductive years.
C)dislike it in that they feel less attractive
D)are typically completely ambivalent
Q2) How often do health authorities recommend that women over 50 have their bone density checked?
A)every six months
B)every year
C)every two years
D)every five years
Q3) In the Seattle Longitudinal Study that focused on crystallized and fluid intelligence it was clear that perceptual speed ____.
A)remained consistent with crystallized intelligence
B)leveled off and maintained throughout the adult years
C)increased steeply throughout the adult years
D)declined steeply throughout the adult years
Q4) As Arnett states,"Longitudinal studies are generally considered more valid tests of age differences than cross-sectional studies are." Explain why.
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Chapter 12: Late Adulthood
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Q1) A person who begins to find large family gatherings overwhelming in late adulthood may choose to attend fewer of them so that they can enjoy the occasions more,and be sure to get extra rest before a gathering occurs.According to Baltes and his colleagues' model for adaption in late adulthood,which of the following is closest to optimization?
A)choosing to attend fewer events
B)enjoying each occasion more
C)getting extra rest before a gathering
D)feeling overwhelmed by large family events
Q2) The practice that no matter how old children are,they owe obedience and respect to their parents,no matter how old the parents are is ____.
A)momma love
B)children imperative
C)parental positive regard
D)filial piety
Q3) Nancy's recently lost her father who suffered from Alzheimer's the last several years of his life.She said she was going to do everything in her power to avoid the same fate.What are two measures that she can take to reduce the risk of developing this disease?
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Chapter 13: Death and Afterlife Beliefs
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Q1) What is the end of the chromosome called?
A)chromere
B)endomere
C)telomere
D)genomere
Q2) In a survey of 32 countries around the world,which of the following has the greatest degree of skepticism for life after death?
A)Chile
B)Russia
C)the United States
D)the Philippines
Q3) Your neighbors had a family member die and it was very critical that the burial take place very quickly.You were curious and asked why,and learned that the family's religion does not allow embalming or other procedures to take place.What religion is your neighbor?
A)Buddhist
B)Jewish
C)Islamic
D)Hinduism
Q4) In what part of the lifespan is cancer most common? Explain why.
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