In a given culture, certain periods of its history are dominated by a general set of beliefs and attitudes known as a

A) zeitgeist.
B) metaperspective.
C) parsimony.
D) gestalt.


Answer: A
Rationale: Zeitgeist refers to a general set of beliefs of a particular culture at a specific time in history. For example, the zeitgeist of Victorian Europe was extremely conservative about sex.

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