Psychology Module 12
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Compared with many Asian and African parents, today's Westernized parents are more likely to teach their children to value
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personal independence
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Cross-cultural research on human development indicates that
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person-to-person differences within cultural groups are larger than differences between groups
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People living in a culture that promotes collectivism are more likely than those in individualist cultures to report experiencing
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family loyalty
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Failing to understand the norms of the community into which we have recently moved is most likely to contribute to
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culture shock
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Cultural diversity best illustrates our
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adaptive capabilities
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Norms are best described as
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rules for socially acceptable behavior
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Since 1960, Americans have experienced a(n)
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increase in the incidence of depression and an increase in work hours
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Compared with Westerners, people in communal societies, such as Japan or China,
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1) exhibit greater shyness toward strangers. 2) have a stronger sense of family. 3) exhibit greater concern for loyalty and social harmony.
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Professor Shankar believes that her students' most important personal characteristics are those that distinguish them as uniquely different from most other people. Her attitude best illustrates one of the consequences of
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individualism
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Voluntary migration, a sparsely populated environment, and shift to a capitalist economy have most clearly fostered
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individualism
