cultural bias Flashcards
define cultural bias
the tendency to ignore cultural differences and interpret all phenomena through the lens of ones culture
( leads to the belief that one’s culture is “superior”)
in 2010 what statistics were found regarding cultural bias
68% of research participants from hundreds of journals were from the US or the UK
96% of studies were carried out in industrialised nations
what acronym did Henrich use to describe the cultures and countries most likely to be researched
WEIRD
Westernised
Educated
Industrialised
Rich
Democracies
define alpha bias in terms of cultural bias
exaggerates the differences between cultures
define beta bias in terms of cultural bias
minimises the differences between cultures (e.g: Asch and Ainsworth)
define ethnocentrism
judging other culutrues by the standards and values of ones own culture
(normally from a western stand point making other cultures be seen as “abnormal”)
why is Mary Ainworth’s strange situation an example of cultural bias
only reflected the norms and values of a western culture
Use Takahasi’s research to explain why the Strange situation can not be applied to Japan
japanese infants are more likely to be classed as insecure resitant as they were rarely separated from their mothers
define cultural relativism
findings found in research only make sense from the perspective of the culture within which it is discovered
define imposed etic
using your own culture as the norm and then comparing others to it
define etic approach
looks at behaviour from an outside a given culture and attempts to describe those behaviours as universal
define emic approach
looks at behaviour from inside a culture and identifies behaviours that are specific to that culture