factors affecting obedience: culture

Question 1

individualistic cultures

Answer 1

cultures that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole

Question 2

collectivist cultures

Answer 2

cultures based on valuing the needs of a group/community over the indiviidual

Question 3

westernised cultures

Answer 3

the practices and culture of western Europe by societies and countries in other parts of the world, whether through compulsion or influence

Question 4

non-westernised cultures

Answer 4

areas in which cultures developed from other parts of the world, like in Africa or Asia

Question 5

what are the uses of cross cultural research in social psychology?

Answer 5

it helps produce insights into cultural processes and how culture influences behaviour