Imagine traveling to a country where you don't speak the native language. You just had a great meal. You don't want to be misunderstood, so how can you communicate to your host that the meal was great, and that you're happy?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: In this case, smiling, which is a universal facial expression, will indicate happiness. The "thumbs up" or "ok" sign would be tricky because they are emblems and their use is more culturally specific.

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The biological potential to cooperate and live in harmony with others in order to establish a productive society is called ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Different families' backgrounds, cultures, contexts and _____ may require different kinds of parenting behaviors

A) temperaments B) income C) age D) job skills

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Clarice is a 5-year-old who is watching a movie and eating popcorn with her 3-year-old brother. Clarice's brother finishes his popcorn long before Clarice, so she offers her brother some of her popcorn

Clarice's mother praises her as a "good girl" for sharing. This is an example of a) Piaget's autonomous cooperation. b) Piaget's incipient cooperation. c) prosocial behavior of the social learning theory. d) modeling.

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In Burger’s replication of Milgram’s obedience study, disobedience increased, ____.?

A. but not significantly, in females as compared to Milgram's study B. but not significantly, in both males and females compared to Milgram's study C. significantly in both males and females compared to Milgram's study D. but not significantly, in males as compared to Milgram's study

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