Name: __________________________ Date: _____________


1.
Evolutionary psychologists highlight human diversity.


2.
Psychologists refer to the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next as
A.
evolutionary heritage.
B.
social heritage.
C.
the collective unconscious.
D.
culture.


3.
Seven-year-old Mary says “Thank you” after opening each birthday present she receives because her family considers it to be proper behavior. This best illustrates the influence of a
A.
norm.
B.
schema.
C.
role.
D.
stereotype.


4.
Although there are many unoccupied tables and chairs in the cafeteria, Rudolph decides to sit at the same table in the chair right next to James. James feels uncomfortable because Rudolph has violated
A.
his social role.
B.
his personal space.
C.
Brown's universal norm.
D.
the personal rights taboo.


5.
Evolutionary psychology
A.
highlights our human diversity.
B.
highlights our human mating preferences.
C.
highlights our universal human nature.
D.
highlights our gender differences in the need for human affiliation.


6.
Only individuals in Western cultures rank others by authority and status.


7.
The fact that people worldwide vary greatly in their dress habits and the specific foods they eat would be emphasized by the ___________ perspective.
A.
cultural
B.
individualistic
C.
evolutionary
D.
psychoanalytic


8.
Norms, according to the text,
A.
are composed of a set of roles.
B.
prescribe proper behavior.
C.
are social behaviors of typical or average people.
D.
are laws that govern the distribution of social rewards.


9.
________ refers to the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.


10.
The incest taboo is a ________ norm.


11.
Which of the following is shaped by where and when we live?
A.
how we define beauty
B.
how we define social justice
C.
whether we tend to be expressive or reserved
D.
All of the above.


12.
Which of the following illustrates a violation of Roger Brown's “universal norm?”
A.
Jennifer is raped by her stepfather.
B.
Howard sits too close to John during a business luncheon.
C.
Seth, an undergraduate, invites his social psychology professor out for a drink.
D.
Kim, the office supervisor, invites Ken, a new employee, to lunch.


13.
Aliens who abducted a very small sample of humans, each from different cultures, would likely conclude that
A.
their participants are members of different species.
B.
although all are human, the participants are more different than alike.
C.
when brought together on the alien planet, the humans were unable to find anything in common.
D.
humans everywhere are intensely social creatures.


14.
In languages that distinguish between the two forms of “you,” the familiar form is used with _____ and the respectful form is used with _____.
A.
children; adults
B.
intimates; strangers
C.
inferiors; superiors
D.
All of the above.


15.
Advances in intimacy are usually suggested by the higher-status person.


16.
Which of the following illustrates Roger Brown's “universal norm?”
A.
Brothers do not have sexual relations with their sisters in Daneria.
B.
The King of Sindab invites subjects to his castle for dinner before they invite him to their huts for dinner.
C.
Friends in Transylvania do not divulge things said in confidence.
D.
Males rather than females initiate sexual relations in Wallonia.


17.
In all cultures, people prefer to keep approximately the same amount of distance between themselves and others.


18.
Which of the following friendship norms seems to be universal?
A.
Respect the friend's privacy.
B.
Make eye contact while talking.
C.
Don't divulge things said in confidence.
D.
All of the above.


19.
Rules for accepted and expected behavior are called ________.


20.
The incest taboo is
A.
explained by the theory of proxemics.
B.
a universal norm.
C.
violated less often than psychologists once believed.
D.
none of the above.


Answer Key

1. False
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. False
7. A
8. B
9.
CULTURE
10.
UNIVERSAL
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. D
15. True
16. B
17. False
18. D
19.
NORMS
20. B