Which of the following statements about cultural syndromes and eating disorders is correct?
a. All eating disorders are cultural syndromes, linked to the media's "thin ideal."
b. Anorexia nervosa probably is a cultural syndrome, but bulimia nervosa is probably not.
c. Bulimia nervosa probably is a cultural syndrome, but anorexia nervosa probably is not.
d. Neither anorexia nervosa nor bulimia nervosa are cultural syndromes.
c
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Which of the following is the outcome of the study conducted by Tafarodi and Swann (1996) that tested the "cultural trade-off" hypothesis?
a) Chinese were lower in ratings of self-competence. b) Americans were lower in ratings of self-competence. c) Chinese were lower in self-liking. d) Americans were higher in self-liking.
Whenever we think we "know what's on someone's mind," we are using which technique?
a. ?projection b. ?the anecdotal method c. ?introspection d. ?introspection by analogy e. ?identification
Dr. Juarez discovers that certain symptoms of behavior reliably occur in clusters. Her discovery would be seen as ____
a. evidence of a syndrome b. support for a psychological viewpoint c. an illustration of epidemiology d. support for a biological viewpoint
The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the __________ factor in interpersonal attraction.
A. propinquity B. numerosity C. similarity D. reciprocity