Unit 4

Question 1

Cross cultural psychology objectives?

Question 2

Other objects of study

Question 3

Impulsive Gratification?

Question 4

Is impulsive gratification biologically determined?

Question 5

What is motivation?

Question 6

sociology theories?
- Max weber
- Karl Marx

Question 7

Drive and arousal theories?

Question 8

sub of drive and arousal
- seek sensory stimulation vs procrastination

Question 9

What is the humanistic theory related to motivation?

Question 10

Hunger?
- is it the same for all?
- repeated exposure=?

Question 11

Eating disorders
- female anatomy?
- commonality?

Question 12

what is aggressive motivation

Question 13

what are the roots and causes of aggressive motivation

Question 14

according to staub how doe a materalisitc influence people and lead to frustration

Question 15

whats borowitz herastratus syndrome

Question 16

whats the asshole experiment and its results
- culture of honor

Question 17

does aggression tolerance vary across cultures

Question 18

sexual motivation is motivated by?

Answer 18

both physioloogically regulated but also infleuced by social norms

Question 19

methodological challenges of sexual motivation

Answer 19

varying degrees of openess and sensitivity to topic

Question 20

whats sex culture

Answer 20

Set of requirements, beliefs, symbols, and norms
regarding sexuality and its expression.

Question 21

cultures view on chastity

Answer 21

some find it important other not

Question 22

factors behind homosexuality?

Answer 22

both genetic and enviromental and varying levels of tolerance

Question 23

preference in fmales and males?

Answer 23

male prefer good looks
women prefer good earning capacity

Question 24

what need is achievement motivation

Answer 24

social need

Question 25

are you born with achievement motivation

Answer 25

david- no learnt in childhood due to parents cultures- economic development of countries= attitude to competitiveness

Question 26

is there overall higher or lower AM. in cultures

Answer 26

they set standard for type of goals Individualistic- personal goals Collectivist- connected w/others, collective benefit

Question 27

Cognition and culture in west and east

Answer 27

west- a composition of independent objects with personal desire autonomy east- holistic assumption in favour of achieving balance and harmony while competing demand -> types of knowledge and facts learnt

Question 28

WHy do we study diff cogntiive styles in cultures

Answer 28

cognitive style: persuasive cultural ways of thinking

Question 29

whats sensation and perception and what affects it

Answer 29

sensation- receptor cells are stimulated and transmit info to other parts of brain perception- culturally influenced ways of organsing sensations into meaningful patterns Both affected by enviromental factors= experiences+activities

Question 30

what are perpetual sets and give examples

Answer 30

culturally influenced perceptions drawing circle- american-clockwise some languages dont have words for certain colors meaning perception is different

Question 31

different ways of perception of time

Answer 31

Monochronic- focus on job, linear, time=money, low-context, individualsitic Polychronic, focus on relationships, time=infinite, flexible, change plans often

Question 32

what is conciousness

Question 33

examples of altered states of conciousness

Question 34

what is sleep influenced by

Question 35

types of ways dreams are looked at

Answer 35

monophasic polyphasic

Question 36

whats a trans

Question 37

whats possesion

Question 38

whats meditation

Question 39

cognitive style in west? and what does acculturation promote

Question 40

whats field independence and dependence

Question 41

whats coles criticism to how cogntive performance should be tested

Question 42

whats intelligence

Question 43

what the western bias concerning intelligence

Question 44

whats the theories of intelligence

Question 45

solutions to the bias concerning intelligence

Question 46

Flynn effect and why?

Question 47

view of intelligence in other cultures