Which of the Following Terms Describes the Set of Values,beliefs,rules,language,and

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms describes the set of values,beliefs,rules,language,and institutions held by a specific group of people?

• A)Institutional society
• B)Social myopia
• C)Culture
• D)Ethnocentricity

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Definitions:

Contrast Effects

The alteration of perception or judgment of one thing, caused by the recent exposure to a different level of the same or another stimulus.

Absolute Thresholds

Absolute thresholds refer to the minimum intensity of a stimulus that is required for a person to detect its presence 50% of the time.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensitivity to stimuli decreases over time as an organism adapts to current conditions.

Perceptual Preferences

Individual differences in the ways people prefer to take in, process, and interpret sensory information from the world around them.