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Question 41 • MO-Psychology

When a psychologist describes a developing culture as “primitive,” what bias are they displaying?

Answer
A
sexism
B
ethnocentrism
C
racism
D
xenocentrism

Explanation

Calling another culture “primitive” judges it as inferior using the standards of the psychologist’s own culture. This bias is ethnocentrism. Racism concerns beliefs about racial groups, while xenocentrism is the belief that another culture is superior.

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