quiz #5/6
Give an example of a gene having an opposite effect across cultures
A gene variant exists in one culture to decrease allergic reactions to pollen, while the same gene variant exists in another culture to increase allergic reactions to pollen
Which moral ethics is "attending temple to pray"?
Divinity
In research by Murphy-Berman and colleagues on reward allocation among Indians and Americans, the researchers did NOT find that:
Indians consider people's needs more than do Americans in allocating rewards
Japanese and Americans emotional experiences have been shown to differ in that
Japanese feel better than Americans when they are experiencing interpersonally engaged emotions
Jason gets excited every time he walks into his physics class. However, Jason has never really liked science, so he does not think that his excitement is due to the class. Instead, he decides that he must be attracted to his lab partner. Jason's misattribution of his arousal in an attempt to explain the excitement he feels is consistent with which theory of emotion?
Maslow's
East Asians score higher on trait measures of social anxiety disorder than do North Americans, true or false?
TRUEEEEE
The health advantages of Hispanic-Americans over European-Americans decrease the longer that they have lived in the United States; true or false?
TRUEEEEEEE
The most widespread theory of disease among traditional cultures is that disease is caused by
aggressive spirits, such as ghosts
What can the basic emotions be characterized as (universal wise)?
at least functional universals
Which should not be expected to have good health outcomes? a. Crystial, who just immigrated to the US from Mexico b. Lisa, a hospital patient who is allowed to control over the decorations in her room/visiting hours c. Ronaldo, who is low SES and makes less than $10,000 a year, but lives in a high-SES neighborhood d. Fernando, who moved from NY to Florida
c. Ronaldo
Which of the following is not part of Shweder's model of moral reasoning? a. ethic if autonomy b. ethic of justice c. ethic of community d.ethic of divinity
c. ethic of community
Research reveals that the French paradox is due to the French
consuming fewer calories
Cross-cultural comparisons of obesity rates reflect that
cultural differences in obesity are largely a product of the percentage of fats in diets
A key distinction between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is that
bulimia is a culture-bound syndrome
Depression is a condition that is
found in every culture that has been explored
Over the last 50 years, the average height of the people from the reclusive country of Druidia has been increasing. Based on data profiled in the textbook what would be associated with such increase?
improved diet during infancy and adolescence
Cross-cultural test of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning reveal that
in all cultures people reason in preconventional terms before they reason in conventional terms
People holding a pen between their teeth tend to find cartoons __ than peole holding a pen between their lips
more amusing
A culture-bound syndrome is, by definition (universals)
nonuniversal
An expression that is considered a ritualized display is best categorized as
nonuniversal
Which level of moral reasoning does the following statement belong to "Heinz should not steal the medicine, because others may need the medicine just as badly, and their lives are equally significant"
post-conventional
Which level of moral reasoning does the following statement belong to "Heinz should steal the medicine because he will be much happier if he saves his wife, even if he will have to serve a prison sentence"
preconventional
Which of the following is considered immoral by the standards of the ethic of community? a. Marian stabs Roland in the arm b. Horatio has surgery to install extra eyes in his face c. Peters a plastic bottle into the trash d. Jack obeys his father's commands
d. Jack obeys his father's commands
According to the textbook, which of the following patients with schizophrenia is going to have the best outcome a. Vanness, who lives with his family in a developed society b. Jordan, who lives by himself in a developed society c. Malcom, who has paranoid schizophrenia d. Latiri, who lives with her family in a non developed society
d. Latiri
Syd was walking on the street when she happened to glance into a flower store. When she saw a particular flower through the window, she noticed that her heart rate sped up. She decided that her increased heart rate meant that she liked the flower, so she bought the flower. A two-factor theorist would __ with her conclusion because __.
disagree; emotions cannot be determined from interpreting psychological reactions
Which kind of therapists would most accurately being described as demonstrating cultural competence?
The therapist who is familiar with his own cultural background's effect on his perspectives and strives to understand the cultural perspective of his clients
Gregory has been diagnosed with depression by his psychiatrists; however he does not really report experiencing negative affect. He primarily experiences stomach and sleep problems. What is he likely to experience?
somatization
In one experiment investigating anger responses, European-Canadians and Chinese-Canadians differed in:
the rate at which their physiological response returned to baseline
The textbook discusses that the likelihood of developing schizophrenia has clear genetic factors. So according to the textbook, if Maria has schizophrenia, what are the chances her twin sister, Anca, will also have schizophrenia?
40%
Which moral ethics is "avoiding harm, and protecting fairness?"
Autonomy
The fact that the amount of ultraviolet radiation that reaches different parts of the world has led to the evolution of differences in skin colors is an example of
acquired biological differences
Based on the results from Schacter and Singer's experiment on the two-factor theory of emotion, under which of the following situations would Darryl feel the most euphoria?
When he ingests some stimulant that he was told would make him feel less aroused
