Culture Bias

Question 1

What is culture bias

Answer 1

Tendency to judge all people in terms of your own cultural assumptions. This distorts or biases your judgement.

Question 2

What is cultural relativism

Answer 2

The view that behaviour cannot be judged properly unless it is viewed in the context of the culture it originates

Question 3

Alpha bias

Answer 3

There are differences between cultures
Collectivist vs individualist

Question 4

Beta bias

Answer 4

Ignoring or minimising cultural differences
Eg. Intelligence testing (IQ)

Question 5

Ethnocentrism

Answer 5

Seeing things from the point of view of ourselves and our social groups.

Question 6

Alpha bias in ethnocentrism

Answer 6

One’s own culture is considered to be ‘better’ or different, therefore devaluing other cultures.
Eg - attachment and dependency is seen as bad while independence is good.

Question 7

Beta Bias in ethnocentrism

Answer 7

Ethnocentrism can lead to beta bias of view is believed to be the only view
Eg - IQ testing

Question 8

Solutions to culture bias

Answer 8

-indigenous psychologies - different theories for different cultures
-world wide psychology community

Question 9

Consequences of culture bias

Answer 9

-Emit-Etic distinction- focus on culture specific phenomena
-can create/reinforce stereotypes