PSY 303 -TAKE HOME FINAL EXAM

II. Fill in the blank(s) [40 points; 1 point per blank]:

The family in Monsoon Wedding occupies a high level in the Indian _______________system.

Social stratification is more __________ in India than in the United\Racism is an example of social stratification. States.

In South Africa, white supremacy was called _______________

Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation in _____________.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in _____________________.

The immediate cause of the U.S. Civil War was ___________________.

Prejudice + ____________ = Racism

According to Tom Hayden, the systematic application of humiliation by _________________ as a means of behavior control increases the violence of _________________.

According to B.F. Skinner’s science of behavior, _______________ is more effective than _______________ in shaping behavior.

______________ symbols involve some formal similarity to the symbolic referent, for example_____________

______________symbols are arbitrary and abstract in character, for example ___________________

The evolution of the capacity for symbolic ________________ made the evolution of human culture and society possible.

According to Clifford Geertz, the human cortex evolved during the _______________ period and was correlated with the evolutioin of ________________

According to José Ortega y Gasset, culture is _______________ in character. This means it is based on communication among ____________ human beings.

The fact that culture is based on human communication means that it is neither homogeneous nor static. Homogeneous means _____________. Static means _______________.

The historical development of “modern civilization” (the worldviewthat has been evolving in the industrialized world since the Renaissance) has been characterized by a shift from _________________ to _______________symbolic forms

Marija ___________ used the term ________________ to refer to the abstract or stylized elements of Neolithic sculpture.

According to Professor Coleman-Senghor, ________________ was an African-American feminist whose work was overlooked by white feminists.

“____________ _____________ are rejected by feminists as obscuring more complex truths.” (Baba Copper)

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in __________.

According to the film Mindwalk, systems thinking is a new way of _______________ reality.

In the film Mindwalk, Liv Ullmann plays a ______________, Sam Waterston plays a _______________, and John heard plays a _______________.

The film Mindwalk is based on the book The ___________ _________ by __________ __________, who is a ____________.

III. Multiple Choice - Circle the correct answer [45 points; 3 points per correct answer]

1. According to Elaine Leeder, racial discrimination in the United States is:

a) even worse than in South Africa.

b) similar in many ways to South Africa.

c) less significant in the U.S. than in South Africa.

d) None of the above.

2. Class refers to:

a) access to power.

b) the ability to pass one’s status on to one’s heirs.

c) educational level.

d) All of the above.

3. Most students in Professor Leeder’s classes

a) are psychology majors.

b) think of themselves as middle class regardless of income level.

c) have no racial stereotypes.

d) All of the above.

4. Among major industrial countries, the U.S.

a) has the most inclusive health care system.

b) has the most stable currency.

c) has the widest income gap.

d) Has the smallest percentage of its population in prison.

5. Social conflict theorists explain racism at least partly in terms of

a) xenophobic psychopathology.

b) innate attitudes toward skin color.

c) economic stratification inherent in capitalism.

d) All of the above.

6. In the film American History X, white supremacists believe

a) minorities are taking jobs that belong to whites.

b) Blacks are the spawn of Satan.

c) California should secede from the United States.

d) None of the above.

7. The migrant Mexican labor force

a) was imported as a source of cheap labor during the Great Depression.

b) was sent back to Mexico during World War II because or racial fears.

c) is essential to California Agriculture

d) All of the above.

8. Marija Gimbutas

a) believed she could psychically channel the meaning of prehistoric writing.

b) became widely respected as an archeologist because of her excavations of Old Europe culture sites.

c) saw her childhood in Mongolia as a source of inner strength.

d) None of the above.

9. Gimbutas’ Vinca excavation focused on

a) the Neolithic Age

b) the New Stone Age

c) a period 6 millenia BCE

d) All of the above.

10. According to Professor Coleman-Senghor, the suffragists

a) ignored the racially motivated denial of voting rights of African-Americans in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

b) refused to cooperate with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

c) were extremists.

d) All of the above.

11. The elimination of rape is a future possibility envisioned by

a) Christian fundamentalists.

b) evolutionary psychologists..

c) feminist futurists

d) All of the above.

12. Feminine futurists draw on

a) the exchange of experiential truths among women.

b) Marija Gimbutas’ research on goddess cultures.

c) the women’s suffrage movement.

d) All of the above.

13. Paolo Freire identified the following sequence of the stages of development of consciousness:

a) Naïve Consciousness, Magical Consciousness, Critical Consciousness.

b) Magical Consciousness, Naïve Consciousness, Fanaticized Consciousness, Critical Consciousness.

c) Naïve Consciousness, Fanaticized Consciousness, Critical Consciousness.

d) None of the above.

14. Isabel Allende left Chile because

a) she objected to the cultural provincialism.

b) she was unemployed.

c) she was related to an important politician.

d) All of the above.

15. According to Fritjof Capra, the modern era (from Descartes and Newton to the twentieth century)

a) saw clockwork as the basic metaphor for understanding nature and human affairs.

b) showed a disrespectful attitude toward human remains.

c) was characterized by a balanced and respectful attitude toward nature.

d) All of the above.

IV. Short Answers (complete with a sentence or two using the stem provided) [30 points; 5 points per answer]:

The information technology revolution

The dominant culture in the U.S.

The invention of the printing press led to

The invention of computer technology is leading to

Abu Ghraib is an example of

The significance of Marija Gimbutas’ interpretation of Old Europe Civilization is

Racism and classism in the U.S.

Race and ethnicity

Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is important because

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is important because

V. Short Essays [20 points; 10 points per answer]

Answer 2 of the three questions.

Maximum 2 paragraphs per answer.

1) Choose a character from one of the films that you were drawn to and explain two ways in which you related to their experiences.

1a) If you were in that character’s place, what would you do differently? The same? How do you think your culture influences your choices?

2) Every film shown in Psy 303 reflects the author and/or filmmaker’s encounter with issue of cultural identity. Describe how one of more of the films has influenced your thinking about this issue.

3) Where does the United States stand in realizing the values embodied in the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights? To what extent can these values be implemented by law? What else is needed?

1. Matching (15 points. 1 point per correct answer)