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GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 62

Social Psychology · Aggression, Power and Prosocial Behaviour, and belief systems and value patterns · 2 marks · Multiple select

Cultural differences are partly explained by difference in _______________________ and _____________________.

  1. Self-construal
  2. Group presence
  3. Ecological conditions
  4. Shared norms

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Correct answer: (A) Self-construal; (C) Ecological conditions

Explanation

Cross-cultural psychology explains part of cultural variation by differences in self-construal (independent versus interdependent views of the self) and by the ecological conditions in which a culture developed. Group presence is not an explanation of culture, and shared norms describe what a culture is rather than explain how cultures differ.