Intercultural psychology_Sessions 1 -5

The critical and comparative study of cultural effects on human psychology is called:

• multiculturalism

• cross-cultural psychology

• cultural relativism

• cultural universalism

The term _________ refers to a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols shared by a group of people and usually communicated from one generation to the next.

• nation

• collectivism

• cultural relativism

• culture

Complex behavior rooted in the pursuit of interpersonal goals, friendly atmosphere, consensus, modesty, caring for the weak, and quality of life is defined in Hofstede´s model as:

• masculinity

• power distance

• uncertainty avoidance

• femininity

People in cultures considered “high” on the measure of _________ tend to support beliefs promising certainty, and to maintain social institutions protecting conformity.

• collectivism

• uncertainty avoidance

• femininity

• power distance

What is NOT a cluster of motivational type of value in Schwartz ?

• Conformity

• Achievement

• Self-direction

• Femininity

Highly feminine cultures value this characteristic more so than highly masculine cultures.

• Ambition

• Competition

• Achievement

• Nurturance

People raised in this type of culture are taught to believe that all people are equal and that no one person or group should have excessive power.

• High power distance culture

• Low power distance culture

• High context culture

• Masculine culture

According to Hall, in a low context culture the communication...

• is mostly direct, clear and explicit.

• relies heavily in nonverbal gestures

• has the main goal to be build personal relationships

• is mostly indirect and implicit.

Mark hates to be late to anything: he gets anxious at even the thought of being late, especially to events he believes are important. This orientation toward time is known as

• Monochronic

• Polychronic

• Ethnocentric

• Expressive

According to Hall, which kind of cultures associate the perception of time as holistic, fluid and unstructured ?

• Low-power distance

• High-context

• Monochronic

• Polychronic