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What is ethnocentrism and what are its consequences?
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.
How can methodological equivalence be achieved?
People must understand the questions being asked in the same way across cultures to make meaningful comparisons.
What is the dynamic social impact theory?
People influence each other by interacting with one another, with face-to-face interactions being more impactful than social media.
Explain Baumrind's parenting styles and their impact on culture-specific outcomes.
Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, Neglectful. Western families often find authoritative parenting ideal.
Differentiate between individualism and collectivism.
Individualism values independence, behavior that benefits the self. Collectivism values family and community, behavior that benefits others.
Explain the difference between emic and etic research.
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.
What is the definition of cross-cultural psychology?
A branch of psychology that investigates the effect of culture on behavior, cognition, and emotions.
What does cultural priming aim to do?
Makes certain ideas more accessible to participants.
How does situation sampling in cross-cultural psychology work?
It shows how people respond to situations experienced by people in another culture.
What is the difference between proximal and distal causes in cross-cultural psychology?
Proximal causes are direct and immediate effects, while distal causes are initial differences that result in gradual change over time.
What does contrasting by categories aim to achieve in cross-cultural psychology?
Compare cultures by how they differ in a dimension, such as individualism vs collectivism.
How do culture-level measures help in cross-cultural psychology?
They analyze messages people in a culture are routinely exposed to, showing how culture can influence people.
Explore the definition and concepts of cross-cultural psychology, which investigates the impact of culture on behavior, cognition, and emotions. Learn about various sampling techniques such as situation sampling, and cultural priming to understand how culture influences individuals' responses and thinking.
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