Culture Refers to the Set of Values, Ideas, and Attitudes

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Multiple Choice

Culture refers to the set of values, ideas, and attitudes that are learned and shared among members of a group. It also serves as a socializing force that

• A) reflects the will of the largest or most powerful ethnic or racial group.
• B) is determined by the largest generational cohort at a given point in time.
• C) becomes the basis of all legislation-federal, state, and local-in societies around the world.
• D) expresses the diverse backgrounds of a nation's subcultures.
• E) dictates what is morally right and just.

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Definitions:

Optimism

A mental attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable.

Longitudinal Study

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time to detect patterns, causes, and effects.

Conscientiousness

A personality trait characterized by being thorough, careful, or vigilant; implying a desire to do a task well.

Catastrophizing

Believing that bad events are all-encompassing.