culture bias

Question 1

bias and universality

Answer 1

anything that distorts truth in research

university = assuming findings apply to everyone , ignoring cultural differences

e.g
Ainsworth attachment styles , based on western norms , assumed all children behave the same

Question 2

cultural bias

Answer 2

one culture favoured over other
- most psychologists, come from western indivualist cultures, = unrepresentative conclusions

Question 3

ethnocentrism

Answer 3

belief that own culture is superior

e.g Ainsworth , viewed other attachment behaviours as insecure just bc it didnt fit American norms
- Japanese children showed more separation anxiety , seen as insecure
- German children showed independence , seen as insecure

Question 4

cultural relativism

Answer 4

cultures can only be understood from within that culture
- use emic approach = study behaviour from inside culture , instead of applying ideas from their own culture

e.g miranda et al
found 90% obedience rate in Spanish students , diff to milgrams us results

Question 5

strength , awareness

Answer 5

more aware , try to avoid ethnocentrism
= research thats more global , and relevant to diverse cultures

Question 6

strength , development

Answer 6

countries egg India /china , developing own culture specific theories
- help challenge western dominated views , add diff perspective to psych

Question 7

limitation , les problematic

Answer 7

not much induvalist and collectivist culture divide today , many studies show no strong differences

cultural bias , less problmeatic now