Filipino Psychology Lesson 1

Who among the following is not one of the authors in the article, "The weirdest people in the world?"

• Joseph Henrich

• Ara Norenzayan

• John Nisbett

• Steven Heine

It is inaccurate to base entire human generalization on a small sub-group because _____.

• it negates human diversity

• it is statistically incorrect

• it leads to sampling error

• it diminishes human universality

WEIRD, in the article studied in Lesson 1, means _____.

• western, educated, industrialized, rural, and developed

• western, educated, industrialized, rural, and democratic

• western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic

• western, educated, industrialized, rich, and developed

Which of the following is an idea that is reflected in the contents of the article?

• All human features are culture-dependent.

• There are individual differences even within culture.

• Global features are more dominant than diversities.

• Diverse features outweigh global characteristics.

The authors used contrast groups against WEIRD subjects. Which of the following is not part of it?

• Modern industrialized vs small-scale societies

• Rural American vs other urban societies

• American society vs other western societies

• American university students vs non-university Americans

T/F. Most social and natural sciences are dominated by publications coming from the US.

• True

• False

T/F. The paper strongly makes an assertion of radical interpretivism stating that all human traits are culture-dependent and diverse.

• True

• False

T/F. One of the problems of a narrow data base in behavioral sciences is the tendency of researchers to generalize beyond their sample.

• True

• False

T/F. American subjects are more vulnerable to the Muller-Lyer illusion because they are raised in environment with carpentered corners.

• True

• False

T/F. Visual perception can be a function of early and consistent exposure that attenuates one to the same features present in this environment.

• True

• False