Zhang Wei Is from China, Which Is a Collectivist Culture

question 237

Multiple Choice

Zhang Wei is from China, which is a collectivist culture. Based on findings from cross-cultural research studies, which statement about the "rod and frame test" would MOST likely be correct?

• A) He would find it more difficult than a person from an individualistic culture would.
• B) He would find it easier than a person from an individualistic culture would.
• C) He would perform it no differently than a person from an individualistic culture.
• D) He would be unable to perform it, but a person from an individualistic culture could.

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Definitions:

Mall

A large enclosed shopping center with a variety of stores and services, typically featuring centralized walkways and food courts.

Cultural Lag

Is the tendency of symbolic culture to change more slowly than material culture.

Symbolic Culture

The aspects of culture that exist in nonmaterial forms such as language, rituals, values, and norms.

Material Culture

The physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture, reflecting the beliefs, customs, and values of a society.