cultural bias Flashcards
1
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what did Henrich et al (2010) review show
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- 68% of research participants came form the united states
- 96% came from industrialised nations
2
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what did Arnett (2008) find
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- 80% of research participants were undergraduates studying psychology
3
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what does WEIRD stand for
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Western
Educated
Industrialised
Rich
Demographics
4
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why doe WEIRD participants create culture bias
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- if all norms for a behaviour are set by WEIRD participants then the behaviour of non WEIRD people will be see as abnormal
5
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what is ethnocentrism
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the belief in the superiority of one’s own cultural group
6
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why is Ainsworths strange situation an example of ethnocentrism
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- suggested that ideal attachment was characterised by babes showing moderate stranger and separation anxiety
- this may lead to the misinterpretation of child rearing practices in other countries which deviate form american norms
- Tashahshi (1986) found that Japanese infants were much more likely to be classed as insecurely attached because they showed considerable separation anxiety
- however it is likely that this finding is due to the fact that Japanese babies are rarely separated form there mothers
7
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what is an etic approach
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looks at behaviour form outside the culture and attempts to describe those behaviour as universal
8
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what is an emic approach
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- functions form inside a culture and identifies behaviour that are specific to that culture
9
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why is ainsworth study an example of an imposed etic
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- they studied behaviour form inside one culture and then assumed their attachment type could be applied universally
10
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what is a strength of cultural bias
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- cultural psychology
- the study of how people shape and are shaped by their cultural experiences
- incorporates work form anthropology, sociology and political science
- avoid ethcentirc assumptions taking on an emic approach and conducting research form inside the culture
- cross cultural research focus on just 2 cultures
11
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what is cultural relativism
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The idea that a behaviour can only be properly understood in the context of the norms and values of the society in which it occurs
