Identify the True Statement About Culture and Cognition

question 10

Multiple Choice

Identify the true statement about culture and cognition.

• A) The goal of social life in collectivistic culture is to enhance one's individual self and make independent choices.
• B) People from western cultures prefer to express themselves through writing.
• C) Individualistic cultures promote a greater sense of belonging and more integration between self and others.
• D) Conversation is usually less direct and more polite and people focus on gaining social approval in individualistic cultures.

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Definitions:

Cultural Experience

The exposure and participation in practices, beliefs, art, and customs characteristic of a particular group or society.

Retinal Disparity

The slight difference in images perceived by the two eyes, which the brain uses to gauge depth and distance, contributing to three-dimensional vision.

Accommodation

In the context of cognitive development, Jean Piaget's theory that describes the process by which individuals modify their cognitive structures to integrate new information.

Wavelength

The distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.