Intro

Question 1

Multicultural Psychology

Answer 1

• Examines the effects of culture on how people, think, feel and behave
• Assumption is that psychological processes are shaped by experience, background, environment, values and social group memberships.
• 4th force

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

Socially transmitted (from one person to the other) patterns, arts, beliefs, and all other products of human work and thought

Question 3

Worldview

Answer 3

• What I think is normal
• Overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world
• A collection of views held by an individual or group.

Question 4

What is meant by psychology is WEIRD?

Answer 4

• It means that most research makes sense in and originate in WEIRD societies
• W: western
• E: educated
• I: Industrialized
• R: Rich
• D: Democratic
• Along with white, male, heterosexual and protestant

Question 5

Race

Answer 5

Socially constructed used to categorize people based on skin color, phenotype & at times by language

Question 6

General Psychology

Answer 6

Systematic study of thinking, feelings and behaviors

Question 7

Psychosocial model

Answer 7

• Thoughts & behaviors are shaped by contexts

* Mind & culture are entangled with eachother

Question 8

Invisible veil

Answer 8

• Values & beliefs operating outside a person’s consciousness
• Dominant group does not see the issue
• Self-identified heterosexual & bathroom example