Cultures That Have Formalized Rites of Passage Are Expressing Their

question 61

Multiple Choice

Cultures that have formalized rites of passage are expressing their belief that the transition from adolescence into adulthood is:

• A)too easy.
• B)traumatic.
• C)a continuous developmental process.
• D)a discontinuous developmental process.

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Definitions:

Social Perception

The process of interpreting information about another person.

Context

The circumstances, background, or settings that form the environment within which an event, statement, or idea is understood and interpreted.

Nonverbal Cues

Subtle gestures, expressions, and other physical actions that communicate messages without the use of words.

Selective Perception

The tendency to select information that supports our individual viewpoints while discounting information that threatens our viewpoints.