Briefly define the differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures

What will be an ideal response?


Individualist cultures stress individual achievement; collectivist cultures stress interdependence and the welfare of the whole.

Psychology

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Which risk factor is most likely to increase a child's vulnerability to psychopathology?

a. chronic poverty b. impulsivity c. two-career families d. lack of siblings

Psychology

What enables us to see unified objects instead of free-floating features?

A. attention B. glial cells C. memory D. the optic chiasm E. ganglion cells

Psychology

Isabelle was born with Down syndrome. Her parents have provided her with a stimulating and enriching learning environment. Even though she has achieved a higher level of intellectual functioning than other Down syndrome individuals, she will never be as intelligent as her peers with normal chromosomal structure. This observation is consistent with the concept of

a. concordance rate. c. genotype. b. range of reaction. d. temperament.

Psychology

Most biomedical therapies conceive of mental disorders as

a. having psychological origins. b. originating in childhood experiences. c. problems in the brain. d. being less important than medical illnesses.

Psychology