One Variation in How Standards of Beauty DIFFER Across Cultures

question 77

Multiple Choice

One variation in how standards of beauty DIFFER across cultures was discussed in a study that indicated that Asian students (when compared with white and Hispanic students,) were INDIFFERENT to

• A)indicators of sexual maturity (i.e.,facial narrowness).
• B)narrow hips.
• C)clear skin.
• D)bright eyes.

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Definitions:

Fear / Distress Response

An emotional and physiological reaction to perceived threats or danger, involving the activation of the fight or flight response.

Electra Complex

In psychodynamic theory, a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development, occurring from ages 3 to 6, where children's focus of libido is concentrated in the genital area.

Development Stage

Refers to a period or phase in an individual's life or in the evolution of a product or concept that represents a state of growth or progress.