In terms of how it influences our thinking, what does ethnocentrism lead to?
a. the evaluation of cultural meanings and practices in their own social contexts
b. thick descriptions of other cultures based on real understanding
c. incorrect assumptions about other cultures on the basis of our own experience
d. correct assumptions about other cultures on the basis of interpretations of shared meanings
c
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a. Smith b. Phillips c. Brownmiller d. Strauss
Which of the following was the University of California educational psychologist who claimed in 1969 that differences in IQ scores between Blacks and Whites are most likely genetic?
a. Herbert Spencer b. Arthur Jensen c. Richard Herrnstein d. Charles Murray
Which of the following statements best describes the changes that are occurring in the family globally?
a. Clans and other kin groups are increasing in influence. b. Religious backlash has resulted in more restrictions on sexuality. c. Women's and children's rights are more widely recognized. d. Birth rates are increasing.
In experiments, there are independent and dependent variables. The first is called an independent variable because:
a. it never changes b. it is not manipulated in the experiment c. it is not used in statistical analyses d. it is the characteristic that the individual being studied assigned to themselves