Social Norms Are Best Defined as

question 79

Multiple Choice

Social norms are best defined as

• A) the tendency to go against what others are doing.
• B) cross-cultural expectations for behavior that are devoid of social context.
• C) genetic-based programming that results in the expression of specific behaviors.
• D) expectations of how to behave in a given social context.

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Definitions:

Paranoia Scale

A psychological tool designed to measure an individual's level of paranoia or paranoid thoughts.

Paranoid

A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system.

Genetics

The area of biological study focused on the transmission of traits from parents to offspring and the differences in these traits.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.