Controversies - Culture Bias

Question 1

What countries are western

Answer 1

America
Europe
Australia

Question 2

What countries are eastern

Answer 2

Russia
China
Japan
Korea

Question 3

What is the aim cross-cultural research?

Answer 3

Research that aims to investigate whether cultural practices have an effect on behaviour.

Question 4

Ethnocentrism

Answer 4

The use of our own ethnic or cultural group to justify other groups

Ethno - centrism

Question 5

What is the alpha basis - cultural bias

Answer 5

A consequence of ethnocentrism - when you think your culture is above others cultures (devaluates others cultures)

Question 6

What is beta bias - cultural bias

Answer 6

A consequence of ethnocentrism - when you assume all cultures work in the same way

Question 7

What is the Etic approach - cultural bias

Answer 7

When you look at behaviour from outside of a given culture

E.g. - Looking into Chinese culture from America

Question 8

What is the emic approach

Answer 8

Looking within cultures and identified behaviours that are specific to them

Question 9

What is an advantage of cross cultural research

Answer 9

Studies enable us to consider if behaviours are biological / down to genes

Question 10

What are disadvantages of cross cultural research

Answer 10

Methods used cross cultures may not be valid

Using methods made in the US
in Taiwan as well as language barriers

Question 11

What did smith and bond say about cross cultural studies

Answer 11

There may be difficulties such as translation barriers
Participants - using similar participants does not mean they have the same social background or experiences