Brian, Michael, and Jennifer, as part of their senior thesis, are conducting a cross-cultural
study of rites of passage among young Native American adults.
They have already met
the first two goals of the cross-cultural research method as outlined in the text. They are
about to embark on the third goal ofcross-cultural research, which is
a. comparing culture-specific behaviors.
b. generalizing comparative research findings.
c. combining research findings from one cross-cultural study with those of related
studies conducted in other cultures.
d. integrating findings in such a way as togenerate a more universal psychology
applicable to a wider range of cultural settings and societies.
d
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During an interview, SherlockHolmes confesses that his detective skills were based largely on principles of deduction, algorithms, and logic. In other words, Holmes relies primarily on ____ to solve his cases.?
a. ?artificial intelligence b. ?mental models c. heuristics d. ?formal reasoning
What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?
a) bystander effect b) sole-witness effect c) subtle aggressive effect d) antisocial behavior effect
The text suggests that the fundamental attribution error occurs because information about the situational causes of behavior is
a. generally available and easy to interpret. b. generally available but difficult to interpret. c. often unavailable, but easy to interpret when it is. d. often unavailable and difficult to interpret.
A question asking why people pay taxes would fall under which subscale area of the WAIS?
a. Evaluation b. Information c. Vocabulary d. Comprehension