Ruth Benedict's Theory That Cultures Are Formed Through the Unconscious

question 74

Multiple Choice

Ruth Benedict's theory that cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of a few cultural traits that interweave to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of that culture is called

• A)cultural configuration
• B)cultural construction
• C)cultural ethnotypology
• D)cultural ethnopsychology
• E)cultural enculturation

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Definitions:

Decreasing Rate

A situation or phenomenon characterized by a reduction in quantity, intensity, or frequency over time.

Hung Juries

Jurors that are unable to reach a unanimous or legally required decision, resulting in a trial that does not conclude with a definitive verdict.

Evidence Driven

An approach that bases decisions, conclusions, or actions on empirical data and observed evidence rather than on intuition or opinion.

Crutchfield Situation

A procedure used in social psychology experiments to study conformity, where individuals must make judgments while being exposed to the purported judgments of others.