Culture bias

Question 1

What are the two AO1s

Answer 1

Imposed etic, imposed emic

Question 1

AO1: Imposed etic: define it

Answer 1

A test, measure or theory devised in one culture that is used to explain behaviour in another culture.

Question 2

AO1: Imposed etic: involves concerns about what

Answer 2

Cultural bias in psychological research, particularly in the context of the etic approach, involves concerns about the universal applicability of research findings.

Question 3

AO1: Imposed etic : can lead to ethnocentrism which is?

Answer 3

However, it can inadvertently lead to ethnocentrism, a type of cultural bias that involves judging other cultures by the standards and values of one’s own culture.

Question 4

AO1: Imposed etic : strange situation link

Answer 4

For instance, the Ainsworth Strange Situation, a widely used measure of attachment, was primarily developed and tested in Western cultures.

Question 5

AO1: Imposed etic : Smith and Bond 1998

Answer 5

In a study by Smith and Bond in 1998, it was revealed that a significant portion (66%) of psychological research was conducted in the United States, illustrating the prevalence of this bias.

Question 6

AO1: Imposed etic: ethnocentrism can result in (awareness, generalise)

Answer 6

Ethnocentrism in research can result in a lack of awareness regarding potential cultural variations in psychological phenomena, making it difficult to generalize research findings beyond the specific cultures in which they were originally studied.

Question 7

AO1: Imposed emic: definition

Answer 7

Imposed emic refers to the application of an insider’s cultural perspective to understand and study a different culture.