An important consideration for anyone doing cross-cultural research in human
development is ethnocentrism. The authors define this anthropological term as
a. the belief that ethnicity is the most important cultural variable.
b. the belief that tribal social structure is basic to all humanity.
c. the belief that one's cultureis superior to others.
d. the belief that one's ethnic group has historical land rights.
c
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A therapist offers his patient unconditional positive regard, values the patient, and shows acceptance by reflecting the patient's statements. The therapist is using ______ therapy
a. psychoanalytic c. rational-emotive b. Gestalt d. client-centered
When learning to play piano, many people use the memory strategy of EGBDF: Every Good Boy Does Fine when learning the lines of the treble clef. What is the name of this strategy?
rehearsal || elaboration || repetition || organization || || ||
Some psychologists critique psychodynamic theories because they are largely based on the retrospective accounts of adults. One reason this is a problem is that:
a. adult memories of childhood experiences may be flawed. b. random samples are biased. c. childhood experiences can affect adult personalities. d. retrospective studies only focus on atypical adults.
Carrie was abused by her parents. She was eventually removed from their care and was later adopted at age 6 by her foster parents. Which of the following doctrines would assert that Carrie's later quality of parental care can overcome her earlier negative experience?
A. positive-experience B. middle-experience C. later-experience D. early-experience