Question 1 (Mandatory) (3 points)
What term do psychologists use for patterns of emotional expression considered
appropriate within a particular culture, age, or social group?
Question 1 options:
feeling rules
stress reduction
arousal
display rule
Question 2 (Mandatory) (3 points)
Cross-culturally, embarrassment has common physiological responses, and one of them is
__________ .
Question 2 options:
excessive salivating
increased body temperature
decreased thirst
decreased body temperature
Question 3 (Mandatory) (3 points)
An individual's acceptance of an ethnic joke often depends on the "ethnic match". Which
of the following statements most accurately describes this condition?
Question 3 options:
the joke is funny so that it serves as a "match" to "ignite" laughter
the joke should not be long; otherwise people get impatient
the joke teller belongs to the same group that is being ridiculed in the joke
there is a match between the listeners and the group that is being ridiculed in the
joke
Question 4 (Mandatory) (3 points)
Research suggests that as compared to Americans, individuals from _______ are, as a
group, less likely to show their emotions to strangers.
Question 4 options:
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Turkey
Question 5 (Mandatory) (3 points)
Which type of achievement motivation directs a person to connect with others as his or
her contribution is seen as beneficial to the members of a particular group or society in
general?
Question 5 options:
collectivist instinct
intrinsic
collectivist-success motivation
drive
Question 6 (Mandatory) (3 points)
______ refers to a type of motivation that engages people in various activities for a
particular reward.
Question 6 options:
Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
Collectivist-success motivation
reward/drive motivation
Question 7 (Mandatory) (3 points)
In humanistic theories, what is the name for a ultimate level of psychological development
in which individuals strive to realize their uniquely human potential-to achieve anything
they are capable of achieving?
Question 7 options:
progress
individual stability
self-actualization
ultimate security
Question 8 (Mandatory) (3 points)
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of the _______ role of human
sexuality.
Question 8 options:
unconscious
religious
adaptive
political
Question 9 (Mandatory) (3 points)
For years homosexuality was considered a mental illness in the United States. It is still
perceived as an illness today?
Question 9 options:
yes, it is
no it is not
yes in males, no in females
only in rural areas
Question 10 (Mandatory) (3 points)
What is the common term for the developmental period during which an individual has
achieved the adult status prescribed by norms and laws of a particular society?
Question 10 options:
Parenthood
Legal status
Age of responsibility
Adulthood
Question 11 (Mandatory) (2 points)
The term "________" refers to the rituals that recognize an individual's movement from
one status to another.
Question 11 options:
social maturity
pledges
check points
rites of passage
Question 12 (Mandatory) (2 points)
________ refers to the changes in physical, physiological and social behavior as
experienced by individuals across the life span from conception to death
Question 12 options:
Socialization
Maturation
Human Development
Socialization
Question 13 (Mandatory) (2 points)
More than 3,300 adolescents from 12 countries responded to the question about how
many children they would love to have in the future. In most countries, on average,
adolescents preferred:
Question 13 options:
to have between two and three children
to have one child
to have between one and two children
not to have children at all
Question 14 (Mandatory) (2 points)
According to psychologist Lev Vygotsky, what kind of children's interaction is most likely
to advance their intellectual development?
Question 14 options:
Interaction with the media, especially television
Guided interaction with a more knowledgeable partner
Interaction with the child's peers
None, because the child's intellectual development is determined by biological
factors
Question 15 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Piaget proposed several stages of development that appear to be _______________
Question 15 options:
inconsistent across cultures
common only in children from Western cultures
common only among middle-class children
universal across cultures