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30 Cards in this Set
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which of the following people would NOT be considered universally to be physically attractive |
a person with an average size body |
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mere exposure effect |
a culturally universal mechanism whereby the more we are exposed to a stimulus, the more we are attracted to it |
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similiarity attraction effect |
a non-universal mechanism whereby people are attracted to others if they share many similarities |
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characteristics of HIGH relational mobility |
the environment presents numerous opportunities for people to create new social bonds, increased flexibility in deciding who will enter in their ingroup and who they will have relationships with |
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arranged marriages were more common in cultures with --- whereas love marriages are more likely in---- |
extended family systems, nuclear family systems |
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what is an example of the element of sociality of market pricing |
spending money on an item and directly receiving it (monetary exchange), tipping a waitress |
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acculturation |
process by which people immigrate to and learn a culture thats different from theirs |
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what is the honeymoon period caused by? what is culture shock caused by? |
novelty, homesickness |
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what are 3 factors that may influence individuals' adjustment to new culture |
cultural distance (how much cultures differ) cultural fit (the degree to which one's personality is more similar to the dominant cultural values in the host culture) acculturation strategy (4, attitude toward host and heritage culture) |
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liem has recently immigrated to australia from thailand. liem is having a hard time acculturating because he is negative toward his thai and australia culture. liem is using what acculturation strategy? |
marginalization |
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akiko is a second generation jap-american, and thinks in ways that merger her two cultures. what is this self-concept? |
blended |
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what are two mechanisms causing biological differences among humans across cultures |
innate differences (evolution, divergence of human genome, different environments have different selections ie skin color) acquired differences (cultural experiences that affect biology) |
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why does the us have a higher obesity rate than france |
greater reliance on high calorie foods, surburban/sedentary life style, larger portions |
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who has higher agreement among medicine practices doctors/lay people from same country -doctors from different countries -laypeople from different countries |
doctors/lay people from same country |
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the most widespread theory of disease among traditional/less educated cultures is what cause |
agressive spirits/ghosts |
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what is the primary explanation for the association between low ses and low health |
stress |
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def of a mental disorder |
a mental or behavioral pattern irregularity that causes an impaired ability to function in ordinary life |
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what is required to have a culture bound disorder |
a person must have cultural beliefs associated with the syndrome |
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difference between psychologization and somatization |
psy (symptoms are psychological, depression etc) som (symptoms are physiological, such as lack of sleep) |
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what is the major risk factor for suicide in cultures which have experienced westernization |
losing connection between one's cultural narrative and modern society |
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what are the 3 moral ethics proposed by shweder? which is violated by making the grand canyon a landfill |
ethic of autonomy, community, and divinity divinity |
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anita believes that the differences between cultures in their child rearing practices are not true psychological differences. anita has what type of moral judgement |
universalism |
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joey gave $5 to a homeless person whereas nat gave it to a girl scout. what fairness principles are they using |
j-principle of need n-principle of equity |
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what is the dictator game? what are the typical results of the game for those in western cultures |
game in which the participants are given $100 which they can keep or share with another anonymous participant, 50% of the time they share the money |
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what are the primary reasons for why individuals do NOT make rational decisions during the dictator game |
great exposure to market integration and religion |
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what are universally attractive features and what vary on culture |
clear complexion, average face, symmetry weight, height, muscles, hips, tits |
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what are the benefits of being attractive and are they universal |
western culture deems pretty people as better/nicer, "tyranny of beautiful", more opportunities for new interactions, potential partners |
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low vs high relational mobility |
interdependent cultures, less opportunity/flexibility/freedom in relationships, love comes from ingroup vs independent cultures, more... |
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4 elements of sociality |
communal sharing(common identity, everyone treated same) authority ranking(hierarchy) equity ranking(based on balance/reciprocity) market pricing(direct reciprocity) |
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social loafing |
a persons work input is less when performance is measured on a group level, more likely to occur in individualistic cultures/working with strangers/extrinsic motivation |
