Westen: Psychology Australian & New Zealand Edition

Chapter 19 - Multiple Choice Quiz


1.
Culture is a difficult construct to identify because it is not:
A.
heterogeneous
B.
homogeneous
C.
competent
D.
rule bound
2.
The approach to cross-cultural psychology that that takes a particular theory and applies it to an individual culture is termed:
A.
an emic perspective
B.
enculturation
C.
an etic perspective
D.
cultural competence
3.
Cultures differ in their time perspective and orientation. In polychronic cultures, time is divided:
A.
linearly and closely related
B.
fluidly and closely related
C.
linearly and loosely related
D.
fluidly and loosely related
4.
Cultures in which close attention is paid to what people are actually saying or doing, and where this is literally interpreted are:
A.
high-context cultures
B.
low-context cultures
C.
tight cultures
D.
loose cultures
5.
Ping is a newly arrived student from Malaysia. She has spent the first few weeks exploring the campus, looking around the city, and settling into campus life. Ping is in which phase of culture shock
A.
beginning resolution
B.
honeymoon
C.
effective functioning
D.
pre-disenchantment
6.
The changes that groups and individuals undergo when they come into contact with another culture is referred to as:
A.
assimilation
B.
fusion
C.
acculturation
D.
alternation
7.
Within multicultural populations such as those in Australia and New Zealand, many groups defines themselves not only by nationality but also by:
A.
personal identity
B.
social identity
C.
acculturated identity
D.
ethnic identity
8.
An integral part of our personal identity is our:
A.
sex
B.
gender
C.
social identity
D.
ethnic identify
9.
The tendency for a person's own culture to influence the way they view the rest of the world is known as:
A.
ethnocentrism
B.
inverse racism
C.
cultural cringe
D.
xenophobia
10.
The behavioural manifestation of prejudiced attitudes is:
A.
ethnocentrism
B.
xenophobia
C.
racism
D.
discrimination
11.
Openly expressed and practiced discrimination against people of particular cultures is known as:
A.
overt racism
B.
old-fashioned prejudice
C.
modern prejudice
D.
benevolent prejudice
12.
The approach to reducing racism and prejudice that involves getting people together from different cultural backgrounds to work cooperatively is known as:
A.
legislative action
B.
modern prejudice
C.
political correctness
D.
cooperative tasks
13.
When the British arrived in Australia, the number of separate languages was estimated at:
A.
25
B.
600
C.
250
D.
400
14.
According to social Darwinian theory, the Aboriginal people were viewed as:
A.
primitive
B.
uncivilised
C.
unintelligent
D.
biologically inferior
15.
Which practice did the government endorse to replace protection and segregation:
A.
assimilation
B.
genocide
C.
oppression
D.
acculturation
16.
The traditional foundation of community life in the Torres Straight Islands was:
A.
Ailan Kaston
B.
kinship affiliation
C.
spirituality
D.
headhunting
17.
When using the term "Ailan Kaston", people from the Tiwi Islands are referring to:
A.
spirituality
B.
payback killings
C.
island custom
D.
rituals
18.
The term haka literally means:
A.
tribal group
B.
to inflame tribal war
C.
to ignite the breath
D.
to connect spiritually
19.
A sense of identity for Maori people came from their links to:
A.
tribal geneology and family structures
B.
traditional lands
C.
cultural practices
D.
all of the above
20.
Communication practices are at the heart of which relatively new approach in psychology:
A.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
B.
social constructionism
C.
linguistic relativity
D.
discursive psychology

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