PSYC 425 - FINAL EXAM Flashcards
In general psychology, we follow certain assumptions that direct our work. One of the assumptions is that our minds work under natural universal laws. Which one of these is an example we discussed in class?
a. Law of gravity
b. Law of assumption
c. Law of generalization
d. Law of attraction
Law of generalization
Which approach suggests that people co-construct a reality through discourse with others?
a. Symbolic approach
b. Individualistic approach
c. None of the answers provided
d. Activity approach
Individualistic approach
What is one weakness of the individualistic approach?
a. It overlooks organized social action necessary to change cultural and psychological phenomena
b. It is unclear how activity organizes psychological processes
c. Minimizes individual differences in concepts and processes
d. All answers provided
It overlooks organized social action necessary to change cultural and psychological phenomena
One reason we study cultural psychology is to highlight the notion of normalizing group differences. This is known as_________________.
a. None of the answers provided
b. Shared context
c. Social learning
d. Multicultural approach
Multicultural approach
What is a strength of the symbolic approach to cultural psychology?
a. Highlights the cognitive basis of psychological processes
b. None of the answers provided
c. There is emphasis on tools
d. Emphasizes individual differences in psychological phenomena
Highlights the cognitive basis of psychological processes
Who is the father of modern-day cultural psychology?
a. None of the above
b. Steven Heine
c. Richard Shweder
d. John Berry
Richard Shweder
What two statements are true about human beings according to Mark Van Doren?
a. All humans are neither alike nor different
b. All humans are different
c. All humans are the same
d. All humans are alike, all humans are different
All humans are alike, all humans are different
When we say that everyone is the same everywhere we call it _________________.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Globalization
c. Color-blind approach
d. Universal laws
Color-blind approach
Shame is an example of which psychological universal?
a. Functional universal
b. Accessibility universal
c. Existential universal
d. Non-universal
Existential universal
Social facilitation is an example of which psychological universal?
a. Non-universal
b. Functional universal
c. Accessibility universal
d. Existential universal
Accessibility universal
Which one of these is one of the themes in cultural psychology?
a. Globalization
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Universal brains and cultural experiences
d. Cultural differences
Universal brains and cultural experiences
In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, mass media would be considered part of __________.
a. Macrosystem
b. Exosystem
c. Mesosystem
d. Chronosystem
Exosystem
What does it mean to say the psychological database is WEIRD?
a. The psychological database is difficult to navigate because of the complex topics studied.
b. None of the answers provided
c. Studies that are conducted are conducted with western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations which means that the results from these studies represent a specific population and cannot be generalized
d. The subjects studied have no relevance to the general population.
Studies that are conducted are conducted with western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations which means that the results from these studies represent a specific population and cannot be generalized
An invention created by a cultural is known as a ___________.
a. Non-universal
b. Accessibility universal
c. Functional universal
d. Existential universal
Non-universal
In the activity approach of cultural psychology, the theorists argue that the primary cultural influence on psychology is the socially organized activity. This would suggest___________.
a. Culture is neither externalized nor internalized
b. Culture is internalized
c. None of the answers provided
d. Culture is externalized
Culture is externalized
Our psychological functioning is sometimes referred to as an abstract central processing unit (CPU) in general psychology. Which one of these is an example of CPU?
a. All provided answers
b. Learning
c. Memory
d. Attention
Learning, Memory, Attention
When driving on the highway, when a police car is behind us we sometimes slow down or start to panic. This is an example of psychological processes that are shaped by our experiences.
True or False
True
Another assumption that general psychology holds is the lack of consideration for context and content. Which one of these describes this assumption?
a. Psychosocial function vs cognitive function
b. Psychological function vs. cultural function
c. Psychological function vs. psychosocial function
d. A and B
Psychological function vs. psychosocial function
In the approaches of cultural psychology, the symbolic approach focuses on cultural symbols that direct responses. This would suggest that culture is internalized.
True or False
True
In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, which one of these are in the microsystem?
a. Ideologies of cultures
b. Health services
c. All the answers provided
d. Environmental changes that occur over one’s life course
Health services
Which one of these is an example of a shared context?
a. All answers provided
b. Buddhism
c. Living on a farm
d. Gen Z
All answers provided
Social learning is when people are existing within some kind of understanding that others are unable to understand.
True or False
False
What is the essence of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory?
a. Viewing an individual as a whole
b. None of the provided answers
c. Viewing people within their systems
d. Relationship between systems
Relationship between systems
Negative effects of depression could be an example of which psychological universal?
a. Existential universal
b. Non-universal
c. Accessibility universal
d. Functional universal
Functional universal
To understand cognitive development, Vygotsky suggests that we consider________________.
a. access to resources
b. none of the answers provided
c. one’s role in the community
d. geographical setting
one’s role in the community
Which one of these is not part of the subsystems of the Niche Framework?
a. Psychology of the caregiver
b. Ecology
c. Settings
d. Customs
Ecology
Which of these theories has characteristics of a discontinuous developmental theory?
a. None of the answers provided
b. The Original Ecocultural Framework
c. Social Ontogenesis
d. The Development Niche Framework
Social Ontogenesis