When Susan Learned That Infants in Mayan Families in Guatemala

question 142

Multiple Choice

When Susan learned that infants in Mayan families in Guatemala often sleep in their mother's bed until the child is two or three years old, she expressed her surprise that the Mayan culture was so "backward" compared with American culture. Susan's views are a good example of _____ in action.

• A) comparative psychology
• B) demand characteristics
• C) ethnocentrism
• D) expectancy effects

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