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Cultural Bias in Psychology
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1What did Takano & Osaka (1999) find when reviewing studies that compared the US and Japan in terms of individualism and collectivism?
- AFound that 1/14 studies did not support the common view (individualist cultures should conform less)
- BFound that 14/15 studies did not support the common view (individualist cultures should conform less)
- CFound that 14/15 studies did support the common view (individualist cultures should conform less)
2What is Beta bias?
- AIgnores or minimises cultural differences
- BAssumes that there are real and enduing differences between cultures
3What is Ethnocentrism?
- AAssumes that there are real difference between cultures
- BThe use of our own ethnic/cultural group as a basis for judgements about other groups
- CThe study of the centre of Ethno
4True or false: Eurocentrism is a form of Ethnocentrism but the emphasis is on Western/European theores and ideas.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5True of false: Cultural Relativism is the tendency to view the beliefs, customs, and behaviours of our own group as 'normal'
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Smith & Bond (1998) found that __% of studies were American?
- A2%
- B32%
- C66%
7Sears (1986) found that __% of participants were undergraduates?
- A82%
- B51%
8The etic approach assumes that all human behaviour is universal. However, what are the correct definitions for 'DERIVED etic' and 'IMPOSED etic'?
- ADerived: acknowledges the role of cultural factors and recognises that human behaviour differs from one culture to another
Imposed: where cultural influences are ignored - BDerived: where cultural influences are ignored
Imposed: acknowledges the role of cultural factors and recognises that human behaviour differs from one culture to another
- ADerived: acknowledges the role of cultural factors and recognises that human behaviour differs from one culture to another
9Psychology needed an alternative view for behaviour, so they turned to indigenous cultures. What are indigenous cultures?
- ACultures that are indigo
- BCultures that dig
- CNative cultures
10South Africa has a Western individualist conception of psychology, and fails to reflect it's collectivist indigenous culture. What percentage of South African psychologists are white, compared to the percentage of white people in South Africa?
- A13% psychologists, 90% white
- B50% psychologists, 50% white
- C90% psychologists, 13% white
11True or false: Afrocentrism suggests values and cultures of Europeans de-value non-European people and are irrelevant to the life and culture of Africa.
- ATure
- BFalse
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- A-Levels PY4 (Controversies) Quiz on Cultural Bias in Psychology, created by Hayd23 on 13/06/2013.
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