The process of individual change and adaptation as a result of continuous contact with a new, distinct culture is called _____
a) collective narcissism
b) acculturation
c) emigrant paradox
d) cultural reinforcement
b
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Imagine that the editor of your local newspaper writes a column supporting a reduction in government intervention with a transfer of more rights to individual citizens. The editor bases this argument on the assumption that people are rational beings who will fulfill their maximum potential as long as others do not infringe on their basic human needs. This editor's views reflect those seen in
a. the evolutionary perspective. b. the humanistic perspective. c. the psychodynamic perspective. d. the behavioral perspective.
Ava, age 5, and her mother are playing with clay. They make two round balls of the same size. Ava flattens one into a pancake shape and says “Look, Mommy, now this one has more clay.” In this context, Ava does not yet understand ____.?
a. ?assimilation b. ?egocentrism c. ?conservation d. ?object permanence
In the early 1940s Hollywood began to produce films around the theme of death when the "good guy" died
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Whenever a group is selected because of unusually high or low performance on a pretest, it will, on average, score closer to the mean on subsequent testing, regardless of what transpires in the meantime. What type of threat does this describe?
A) Hawthorne effect
B) maturation threat
C) practice effect
D) regression to the mean threat