Chapter 2) Lecture Definitions, Culture and Nature

Question 1

nature or nurture?

Answer 1

both

Question 1

natural selection

Answer 1

the traits that propel us to continue thriving and reproduce

Question 2

what is the relationship between nature and nurture like?

Answer 2

Bidirectional. usually nature shapes culture and nurture. think disease changing eating behavior. sometimes culture shapes nature. think invasive species

Question 3

what are the three universal motivations? which is strongest?

Answer 3

approval - tends to have the strongest influence. (think approval from the clan_
accuracy
hedonism

Question 4

what are the four elements of culture

Answer 4

provides meaning, shares information (think slang or eye gaze), shared practices

Question 5

what are the three ways were transmit culture

Answer 5

cultural evolution (9/11), cultural diffusion (fusion food), cultural transmission (tateh)

Question 6

The duplex mind

Answer 6

automatic system - quick thought processes that you don’t have control over, think stereotypes.

Deliberate system - when awaiting a novel situation, purposeful, takes energy

Question 7

the four reasons why culture makes it hard to exist

Answer 7

requirements (violating cultural rules), relating (immigrants), Trade offs (sacrificing personal wants for the group), outsourcing information (we depend on others for information which can often be wrong)