ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
108. Cross-cultural research regarding attitudes about the self indicate that
| a. | people from individualistic cultures are more likely than people from collectivist cultures to seek out information that makes them feel good about themselves. |
| b. | people from individualistic cultures are more likely than people from collectivist cultures to seek out information that points to a need for self-improvement. |
| c. | people from individualistic cultures write more balanced and accurate self-descriptions than do people from collectivist cultures. |
| d. | None of these |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Conceptual
109. Cross-cultural research by Carl Falk and colleagues (2009), in which self-ratings by Canadian and Japanese participants were compared, indicated that
| a. | Canadian participants endorsed more positive traits about the self than did Japanese participants. |
| b. | Canadian participants endorsed a more balanced and accurate self-description than did Japanese participants. |
| c. | Canadian participants endorsed more negative traits about the self than did Japanese participants. |
| d. | there were no significant differences in the self-descriptions endorsed by Canadian and Japanese participants. |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
110. Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the following is probably true?
| a. | Christine is more interested in discovering differences between her samples than Betty is. |
| b. | Betty is more likely to use social psychological research methods. |
| c. | Christine is more likely to sample individuals from many different countries. |
| d. | Betty is more likely to find differences between her samples than Christine is. |
ANS: C REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied