Your Textbook Authors Point Out That the Unfair Perception That

question 46

Multiple Choice

Your textbook authors point out that the unfair perception that people from Asian cultures are less altruistic than people from Western cultures is likely due to the fact that

• A) diffusion of responsibility makes it difficult to determine who has helped.
• B) just as much help is provided to out-group members as in-group members but it is done privately in Asian cultures.
• C) social norms of modesty mean that when you help someone you should not take credit for it.
• D) the altruistic personality type is not applicable to Asian cultures.
• E) it is more difficult to achieve idiosyncracy credits in Asian cultures.

---

Definitions:

Secretory Vesicles

Membrane-bound vesicles containing substances that are to be secreted or transported out of the cell.

Plasma Membrane

The biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, regulating the passage of substances in and out of cells.

Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

A process by which cells internalize molecules (e.g., hormones, nutrients) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.

Exhibits Specificity

Describes the quality of being precise or particular in the interaction, such as the way enzymes selectively bind to specific substrates.