Multiple perspectives

Question 1

What is the difference between objectivity and subjectivity?

Answer 1

Objectivity is based on facts and figures and not thoughts and feelings (external and quantitative research).
Subjectivity is based on personal thoughts and feelings or opinions (internal and qualitative research).

Question 2

Describe Social psychology

Answer 2

1. Understanding individual behaviour in social contexts.
2. The ways feelings, thoughts, beliefs, intentions and goals are constructed and how they shape behaviour and interactions.

Question 3

Describe Community psychology

Answer 3

1. Examines the ways individuals interact with other individuals, social groups, societal institutions, the larger culture and the environment.

Question 4

True or False: According to Martin-Baro, Liberation Psychology provides material resources for oppressed people.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What are the 3 approaches to generalization? briefly describe each one.

Answer 5

1. Numerical generalization: Based on frequencies of the occurrence of a phenomena (numerical & quantitative)
2. Post-generalizing approaches: Diversity and multiplicity of human life is thought to be in conflict with numerical accounts.
3. Situated generalization: built on qualitative methodologies but do not dismiss quantitative methodologies.

Question 6

Why are indigenous pyschologies important?

a) Indigenous people’s are significant users of psychology services.
b) They understand the impact of indigenous health of colonial histories of invasion, confiscation, violence and subjugation.
c) They understand that individual behavioural change programmes are not the solution.
d) All of the above.

Answer 6

D.

Question 7

Why have many Māori become suspicious of western researchers and their agendas?

Answer 7

Traditional research has misrepresented Māori understandings and ways of knowing.

Question 8

Why do Groot et al. believe that a transformation in Māori thinking is necessary?

Answer 8

To balance the inequitable power relationship between colonised and colonising groups.

Question 9

Name 5 perspectives of the interconnected self

Answer 9

1. Looking glass self
2. The cobweb self
3. Te Wheke (polynesian)
4. Te whare tapa wha (māori)
5. Nga pou mana (māori)

Question 10

Name 4 key take aways of perspectives, methodologies and flourishing.

Answer 10

1. There are many psychologies with many methodologies.
2. Both objectivity and subjectivity are important to fully understand pyschological phenomena.
3. We each have a worldview which shapes how we make sense of the world.
4. Our worldview will shape how we see and engage with new information.