Which of the Following Is an Example of How Culture

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of how culture can affect perception?

• A)The Müller-Lyer illusion is more likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded buildings than on someone from the West.
• B)The Müller-Lyer illusion is less likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded buildings than on someone from the West.
• C)A thirsty person is more likely to see a mirage as an actual oasis in the desert.
• D)Pain hurts more if a person believes that someone else is causing it on purpose.

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Definitions:

Prehistory

The period of time before recorded history, studied through archaeology, which includes the study of ancient cultures and civilizations.

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that transformed mainly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.

Middle Ages

A historical period in Europe lasting from the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by the fall of the Western Roman Empire and preceding the early modern era.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of a person's mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.