Culture and Personality Studies – MCQs

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1. Who is considered the founder of the Culture and Personality school of thought?



2. The book Patterns of Culture was written by:



3. Margaret Mead’s famous study of adolescence in Samoa is titled:



4. Culture and Personality studies primarily focus on the relationship between:



5. The term configurationalism is associated with:



6. Who introduced the concept of Modal Personality?



7. The psychological approach in anthropology was developed mainly in:



8. Ruth Benedict described cultures as:



9. Which culture did Ruth Benedict describe as “Apollonian” in Patterns of Culture?



10. Margaret Mead’s fieldwork primarily focused on:



11. The concept of Basic Personality Structure was introduced by:



12. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a study of:



13. Who authored The Chrysanthemum and the Sword?



14. Which anthropologist studied the Tchambuli people’s gender roles?



15. Abram Kardiner worked closely with which sociologist?



16. Cora DuBois is known for her work on:



17. Who described cultures as “Dionysian” or “Apollonian”?



18. Which method did Culture and Personality studies frequently use?



19. Who studied the Dobuans in Patterns of Culture?



20. Which of the following approaches was criticized for overgeneralizing cultures?



21. Which psychologist heavily influenced Culture and Personality studies?



22. The National Character studies were largely conducted during:



23. The concept of enculturation refers to:



24. Abram Kardiner’s approach combined anthropology with:



25. Cora DuBois conducted her research on modal personality among the:



26. Which anthropologist advocated that childhood experiences influence cultural patterns?



27. Who is associated with projective tests in anthropological studies?



28. The Zuni culture was described as:



29. Modal Personality represents:



30. Benedict’s work in Patterns of Culture mainly illustrates the idea that:



31. Margaret Mead argued that gender roles are primarily:



32. The focus of national character studies was to:



33. Cora DuBois combined psychological testing with:



34. Who criticized Culture and Personality studies for being too deterministic?



35. The concept that childhood upbringing shapes adult personality is termed:



36. Which of the following criticized the generalization of national character studies?



37. The term “Anthropological Psychology” is closely related to:



38. Ruth Benedict described Dobu culture as:



39. What was a major critique of Culture and Personality studies?



40. The “Dionysian” cultural type, according to Benedict, represents:



41. Who introduced the concept of culture and personality?



42. Margaret Mead’s fieldwork on gender roles emphasized the role of:



43. Benedict argued that culture selects:



44. Ruth Benedict’s work was largely influenced by:



45. Which anthropologist wrote Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies?



46. Which Pacific society did Margaret Mead describe as having reversed gender roles compared to Western societies?



47. Who emphasized that personality is shaped early in life through cultural patterns?



48. Benedict’s concept of culture as personality writ large suggests that:



49. Margaret Mead’s research contributed significantly to the debate on:



50. The Culture and Personality school is also known as: