Cross- Cultural Psychology Flashcards
1
Q
What’s culture?
A
The set of cognitions, beliefs and practices that differentiate one social group from another - national, racil, and ethnic level
2
Q
Why Is culture so important in social psychology?
A
Most previous research conducted on white american males
Not generalisable to other cultures, limited findings
We must be more diverse when conducting research
3
Q
West vs. East
A
The West has a more individualistic culture and the East has more communal culture
4
Q
Indepedent vs. interdependent
A
Related to the pevious Qn - independant self in West culture and Interdependent with Eastern culture
5
Q
Culture and Cognition_ Attribution bias
A
Attribution bias is typical for western/individulalistic cultures and NOT present in collectivist cultures
