Lesson 2

Question 1

What is culture bias

Answer 1

Differential judgement of other people based on one’s own cultural assumptions

Question 2

What is ethnocentrism

Answer 2

Seeing the world from one’s own cultural perspective

Assumes their own culture’s behaviour is normal or superior

Question 3

What is cultural relativism

Answer 3

Behaviour can only be understood in the context of N&Vs of culture behaviour occurs in

Question 4

What is universality (regarding culture and cultural bias)

Answer 4

Theory applies to all people, regardless of culture

Question 5

What is alpha bias (regarding cultural bias)

Answer 5

Theory assumes cultural groups are Very different

These differences are then compensated in research

Question 6

What is beta bias (regarding cultural bias)

Answer 6

Theory assumes cultural groups are Not different

Differences are ignored and research does not compensate for any differences