During her first trip abroad, Paula was surprised to find that people in other cultures ate such foods as snails, squid, insects, lizards, earthworms, and seaweed. "One day they will become civilized like us and eat normal foods like donuts, pizza, hot dogs, and hamburgers and fries," she e-mailed her parents. Paula's remarks reflect a tendency called:

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Paula's belief that her own culture's food choices are "normal" and that other cultures should adopt them is an example of ethnocentrism, which is the tendency to judge other cultures by the standards and values of one's own culture.

During Her First Trip Abroad, Paula Was Surprised to Find