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<strong>PS380</strong> <strong>Multicultural</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong><br />

<strong>Exam</strong> 2 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />

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<strong>PS380</strong> <strong>Multicultural</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> 2 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

1<br />

Trance states are often associated with sensitivity to stimuli and spiritual healing. Through what mechanism of<br />

action does this occur?<br />

Question options:<br />

The release of opiates in the body<br />

The flow of consciousness<br />

Stressful sensations in the body<br />

Loss of awareness of surroundings<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

2<br />

Individuals from hunter and gatherer cultures have __________ rates of color blindness than individuals from<br />

agricultural cultures.<br />

Question options:<br />

lower<br />

the same<br />

higher<br />

significantly higher<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

3<br />

Which term stands for a broad range of phenomena concerning "non-material" matters related to faith, trust,<br />

and hope, in contrast to "material" matters related to ownership, accumulation of possessions, and<br />

competition?<br />

Question options:<br />

Spirituality<br />

Altered states of consciousness<br />

Power of the mind philosophy<br />

Eastern religions<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

4<br />

I an Spence and his colleagues found differences in men and women's ability to distinguish objects that appear<br />

in their field of vision. Men were generally better at remembering and locating general landmarks in pictures,<br />

while women were better at remembering and locating?<br />

Question options:<br />

Clothes<br />

Food<br />

Question<br />

5<br />

5 / 5 points


In an experiment on sound detention, researchers may present a sound with varying levels of volume. The<br />

smallest level that a participant is able to hear is the what?<br />

Question options:<br />

Absolute threshold<br />

Consciousness<br />

Wakefulness<br />

Perception<br />

Question 6 5 / 5 points<br />

Cultures that value cognitive experiences that take place only during normal waking phases and do not<br />

incorporate dreams into the process of social perception and cognition are what type of culture?<br />

Question options:<br />

Polyphasic<br />

Monophasic<br />

Altered state<br />

Aesthetic<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

7<br />

A quiet and relaxed state of tranquility in which a person achieves an integration of emotions, attitudes, and<br />

thoughts is:<br />

Question options:<br />

hypnosis.<br />

aesthetic experience.<br />

trance.<br />

meditation.<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

8<br />

In which country does the official calendar start at the birthday of its late communist leader?<br />

Question options:<br />

Taiwan<br />

Russia<br />

South Korea<br />

North Korea<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

9<br />

Our experience with the environment (for example, living in a mountainous area) shapes our perception by<br />

creating perceptual sets. What are they?<br />

Question options:<br />

Stress-related reactions<br />

Perceptual expectations<br />

Absolute thresholds<br />

Adaptation strategies based on thinking<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

10<br />

When Jane expressed the feeling of pleasure evoked by stimuli that are perceived as beautiful, attractive, and<br />

rewarding; what feeling did she evoke?<br />

Question options:<br />

Depth perception<br />

Perceptual set<br />

Aesthetic experience<br />

Revealing experience<br />

Question<br />

0 / 5 points<br />

11<br />

Which part of the brain, according to M. Persinger, is closely associated with so-called God experiences?<br />

Question options:<br />

Cerebellum<br />

Frontal lobe<br />

Temporal lobe<br />

Parietal lobe<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

12<br />

The process that enables your body to function in certain unfamiliar or unpleasant situations, while filtering out<br />

the initial source of irritation, shock or overstimulation is known as:<br />

Question options:<br />

sensation.


excessive sleep.<br />

sensory adaptation.<br />

meditation.<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

13<br />

The experience of being taken over by another entity, such as a person, god, demon, animal, or inanimate<br />

object, holds different meanings in different cultures and, therefore the diagnosis for this disorder may be<br />

culturally bound is considered?<br />

Question options:<br />

Visionary trance<br />

Hallucination<br />

Vivid event<br />

Possession trance<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

14<br />

Some psychologists suggest that shamanic practices involving ritualistic trance influence to do what?<br />

Question options:<br />

The brain's serotonin and opioid neurotransmitter systems<br />

An individual's hormonal system<br />

Immune system and resistance to stress<br />

An individual's reaction time<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

15<br />

What is the general name for phenomena that are different than normal waking consciousness and include<br />

mystic experiences, meditation, hypnosis, trance, or possession?<br />

Question options:<br />

Aesthetic experience<br />

Altered states of consciousness<br />

Paranormal phenomena<br />

Therapy<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

16<br />

People in monophasic cultures tend to interpret their dreams as:<br />

Question options:<br />

mild mental disorders.<br />

indirect indication of the dreamer's concerns.<br />

fairy tales coming out of the unconscious mind.<br />

mild mental disorders.<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

17<br />

There is evidence that scanning patterns (scanning a picture or text, for example) are subject to cultural<br />

variations. These variations are most closely linked with:<br />

Question options:<br />

perception of time.<br />

reading habits.<br />

access to water.<br />

access to sand.<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

18<br />

What is the name of the hypothesis that asserts people who are raised in an environment shaped by<br />

carpenters tend to interpret nonrectangular figures as representations of rectangular figures seen in<br />

perspective?<br />

Question options:<br />

Visual illusion<br />

Depth perception<br />

Perceptual point<br />

Carpentered world<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

19<br />

Imagine your client during a therapy session describes her perceptions and feelings when an evil spirit invaded<br />

her body a few days ago. From a psychological perspective, how would you define this altered state of<br />

consciousness?


Question options:<br />

Visionary trance<br />

Non-specific spirit-related coma<br />

Spiritual awakening<br />

Possession trance<br />

Question<br />

5 / 5 points<br />

20<br />

After physical death, as long as a person is remembered by relatives and friends who knew her, this person<br />

would continue to exist in the sasa dimension. This is a reflection of what culture?<br />

Question options:<br />

European<br />

African<br />

German<br />

South Korean

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