According to Matsumoto, ethnocentrism is a by-product of our upbringing because:
a. it is genetic.
b. as we grow up in society, we learn the expected behaviors, beliefs, and values that are typical within that society.
c. we are always unaware of its presence.
d. it prevents us from "getting caught up" in the rules of another culture and forsaking our own culture.
b
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Some research on possible genetic factors involved in autistic disorder has compared the parents of children with autistic disorder to parents of children with Down syndrome. In what way are the parents of autistic children different?
a) They are more likely to be aloof and hypersensitive. b) They have an elevated rate of delusions and hallucinations. c) They tend to exhibit a number of minor neurological dysfunctions that do meet the diagnostic criteria for a disease. d) Parents of children with autistic disorder exhibit similar emotions and behavior to those found in parents of children with other serious disorders, although their responses are at a more extreme level.
Phenothiazines, a group of drugs used to treat schizophrenia, block the action of dopamine. A severe side-effect of this medication, if used over a long period of time, could be
a. Parkinson's-like symptoms. c. Alzheimer's disease. b. hallucinations. d. thought disorders.