Human Growth and Development CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What type of bias is associated with the belief that one's culture is the best?

  1. Cultural relativity

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Cultural relativism

  4. Ethnocentrisim

The correct answer is: Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism is the correct answer because it refers to the tendency for people to view their own cultural group as superior to others. This can lead to the exclusion, discrimination, or devaluation of other cultures. Cultural relativity (A) and cultural relativism (C) are incorrect because they refer to the idea that each culture should be understood and evaluated on its own terms, without judgment. Option D is simply a misspelling of ethnocentrism, so it is also incorrect.