Seeing Your Own Culture as Inherently Better Than Other Cultures

question 56

Multiple Choice

Seeing your own culture as inherently better than other cultures is _______.

• A) stereotyping
• B) enculturation
• C) ethnocentrism
• D) acculturation

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Definitions:

The Collective

Refers to a group or assembly of individuals considered as a whole, often within a social or cultural context.

Universal

Relating to or affecting all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable everywhere or in all cases.

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

A psychological theory that explains how individuals evaluate and interpret different situations and stressors, leading to various emotional and behavioral responses based on their assessments.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as irrelevant, benign-positive, or stressful.