Cross-Cultural Psychology Definition and Sampling Techniques

Judging other cultures by comparing them to our own. Leads to prejudicial beliefs and may try to force others to convert to your standard of culture.

People must understand the questions being asked in the same way across cultures to make meaningful comparisons.

People influence each other by interacting with one another, with face-to-face interactions being more impactful than social media.

<p>Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, Neglectful. Western families often find authoritative parenting ideal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individualism values independence, behavior that benefits the self. Collectivism values family and community, behavior that benefits others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emic focuses on the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from an insider's perspective. Etic is an outsider's perspective, focusing on observable behaviors and practices of a culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A branch of psychology that investigates the effect of culture on behavior, cognition, and emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Makes certain ideas more accessible to participants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It shows how people respond to situations experienced by people in another culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proximal causes are direct and immediate effects, while distal causes are initial differences that result in gradual change over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compare cultures by how they differ in a dimension, such as individualism vs collectivism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They analyze messages people in a culture are routinely exposed to, showing how culture can influence people.</p> Signup and view all the answers