The Ability to Understand Another Culture in Terms of That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The ability to understand another culture in terms of that culture's own norms and values, without reference to any other cultural standards is called:

• A) Marxism.
• B) ethnocentrism.
• C) cultural relativism.
• D) cultural lag.
• E) variability.

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Definitions:

Protanopia

A type of color blindness characterized by the inability to perceive red light, leading to difficulty distinguishing between some colors.

Deuteranopia

A color vision deficiency causing difficulty distinguishing between red and green colors.

Opponent-process Color Coding

a theory of color vision that suggests colors are perceived in terms of opposing pairs: red-green, blue-yellow, and black-white.

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

A structure in the brain that is part of the thalamus; it acts as a primary processing center for visual information received from the retina.