Issues and debates

Question 1

what is cultural bias

Answer 1

ignore cultural differences and interpret everything through lense of own culture

Question 2

define ethnocentrism

Answer 2

judge other cultures by standards of own cultures

Question 3

define emic

Answer 3

study cultures in isolation by identifying behaviours spesific to culture

Question 4

define etic

Answer 4

study behaviour across many cultures

Question 5

what is cutural relativism

Answer 5

idea that norms, values, ethics and morals can only be understood in spesific cultural contexts

Question 6

what is imposed etic

Answer 6

test, measure or theory, devised in one culture used to explain behaviour in another

Question 7

what is beta bias

Answer 7

real life differences ignored or minumised, all people assumed the same, meaning conclusions universal

Question 8

what is alpha bias

Answer 8

theory assumes different groups significantly different

Question 9

what is universality

Answer 9

idea we can apply all findings to both genders

Question 10

define androcentrism

Answer 10

‘normal behaviour’ judged based on male standards

Question 11

what is gender bias

Answer 11

treat each gender different to the other