Culture Flashcards
(9 cards)
what are some ways social psychology tend to overlook cultural variability
universal laws
experimental data - controlled
disproportionately sampling
what does culture bound mean
where social psych becomes tied to specific cultural assumptions which may not apply globally
what does culture blind mean
where we assume findings on WEIRD samples apply universally
what are 3 ways culture can affect findings
mean scores change
relationship between variables change
concepts change
who found that understanding emotions was universal but there were variances in the understanding of emotional intensity
Ekman 1987
what is self enhancement
the motivation to view yourself in a positive light by boosting your self esteem
what are the differences in self enhancement between the two types of cultures according to Kurman 2001
independent - agentic traits - control
interdependent - communal traits - cooperation
who found that all cultures responded the same to the trolley dilemma but reasoning was different
Awad 2020
who found from fmri that similar brain regions are activated when doing moral dilemma tasks so differences could be down to cultural, social, environmental differences
Greene 2001
