QUESTION 16 Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status? After mi
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QUESTION 16
Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status?
After midnight, Ravi became a newly elected member of the Parliament.
After his 18th birthday, Ravi passed a test and received his driver’s license.
After a lengthy interview, Ravi was chosen to be the new manager of the company.
After he was born, Ravi was named the heir (inheritor) to his father’s business.
After he checked his lottery ticket, Ravi knew he won a lot of money.
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QUESTION 17
Heidi moved from the United States to Germany for her career. She began to feel a lot of anxiety and depression even though she was happy with her career choice. These emotions may be due to
culture shock
ethnic differences
spirituality
domestic disturbance
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QUESTION 18
An individual who has left his or her native country and is unwilling or unable to return to it because of persecution or fear of persecution (because of race, religion, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion) is called a(n) _____________.
colonist
settler
immigrant
explorer
refugee
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QUESTION 19
Which of the following is not an example of a stereotype?
All men are aggressive.
All Chinese politicians are corrupt.
All Italians like pizza and spaghetti.
All English and French kings were men.
All Korean performing artists like their ancestors.
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QUESTION 20
The restrictive practice of reviewing and determining what is appropriate for publication or broadcasting according to moral, ideological, or political considerations is called ____________.
psychological propaganda
censorship
rights violation
indoctrination
psychological brainwashing
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QUESTION 21
People from different cultural backgrounds should understand psychological disorders differently. This is known as _______.
Culture- bound syndrome
Universalist perspective
Psychopathology
Relativist perspective
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QUESTION 22
Actions that reward those who follow the norms and reprove those who are deviant are called _________________.
social loafing
roles
groupthink
sanctions
social facilitation
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QUESTION 23
A form of social interaction in which individuals or groups attempt to maximize their own outcomes, often at the expense of others is called _____________.
group polarization
cooperation
obedience
conformity
competition
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QUESTION 24
On the basis of comparative studies, researchers have found evidence that meditation and prayer do not affect any physiological or psychological processes of an individual.
True
False
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QUESTION 25
Rotter showed that people could be placed into two separate large groups. One group, the __________, prefers to explain events as influenced by controllable internal factors. The second group, the __________, prefers to explain events as influenced by uncontrollable external factors.
In-bodies, Out-of-bodies
Insiders, Outsiders
Controllables, Uncontrollables
Internals, Externals
Spirituals, Physicals
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QUESTION 26
Across cultures, when people explain why they succeed or fail, three explanations are commonly given. These explanations include individual ability, effort, and ___________.
task difficulty
good or bad move during task performance
absence of money
presence or absence of other people
magical powers such as “evil eye”
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QUESTION 27
Enduring patterns of behavior and inner experience that deviate markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture are referred to as _______________.
personality disorders
dementia
anxiety disorders
depressive disorders
schizophrenia
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QUESTION 28
What is the United Nations’ contemporary policy regarding birth rates in the world’s poor regions?
The policy is to increase birth rates
The U.N. does not have an official policy in this matter
The policy is to keep birth rates consistent
The policy is to lower birth rates
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QUESTION 29
As a managing editor of a popular website that specializes in international news, you refuse to post (publish) a picture of a U.S. diplomat changing her clothes in a locker room. Some of your subordinates complain that your action is political censorship. You reply that there is no politics in your action because you follow your own standards of decency. What type of censorship is this?
Ideological
Political
Moral
Religious
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QUESTION 30
_____________ refers to a broad range of phenomena concerning “non-material” matters related to faith, trust, and hope, in contrast to “material” matters related to ownership, accumulation of possessions, and competition.
Possession
Non-traditional thinking
Folk philosophy
Spirituality
Abstract thinking
After midnight, Ravi became a newly elected member of the Parliament.
After his 18th birthday, Ravi passed a test and received his driver’s license.
After a lengthy interview, Ravi was chosen to be the new manager of the company.
After he was born, Ravi was named the heir (inheritor) to his father’s business.
After he checked his lottery ticket, Ravi knew he won a lot of money.
Explanation / Answer
16. The correct answer is Option D. The example “After he was born, Ravi was named the heir (inheritor) to his father’s business” illustrates ascribed status.
17. The correct answer is Option A. These emotions may be due to culture shock.
18. The correct answer is Option E. An individual who has left his or her native country and is unwilling or unable to return to it because of persecution or fear of persecution is called a refugee.
19. The correct answer is Option D. “All English and French kings were men” is not an example of a stereotype.
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