Which of the Following Is Evidence That the Nacirema People

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is evidence that the Nacirema people believe the human body is ugly?

• A)Bathing and excretory acts take place during public rituals
• B)From childhood,people talk about the details of the rituals that take place in the home's shrine to the human body.
• C)Bathing and excretory acts take place in the privacy of the household shrine.
• D)Healthy people regularly visit the lapisto.

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Definitions:

Transductively

Transductively refers to the cognitive process in children where reasoning is made from one specific instance to another, often without logical basis in the adult sense.

Precausal

Thinking or reasoning that precedes an understanding of causality, often observed in young children who make logical connections between events that are not causally related.

Egocentric

This term describes a cognitive perspective where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own viewpoint and that of others.

Sponge

An object or organism able to absorb liquid quickly; metaphorically, a person who absorbs information readily.