YR 2- Week 2: Culture Bias in Psychology

What is Culture Bias?

• The tendency to judge people in terms of one’s own cultural assumptions.

• The practice of adopting another culture.

• The belief that all cultures are the same.

• The study of different cultures.

What is Alpha Bias?

• When a theory is applied universally.

• When a theory assumes that cultural groups are profoundly different.

• When real cultural differences are ignored or minimised.

• When a theory assumes all cultures are the same.

What is Beta Bias?

• When real cultural differences are ignored or minimised.

• When a theory assumes that cultural groups are profoundly different.

• When a theory is applied universally.

• When a theory is specific to one culture.

What is Ethnocentrism?

• The practice of adopting another culture.

• The study of different cultures.

• The belief that all cultures are the same.

• Seeing the world from one’s own cultural perspective and believing this is accurate.

What does Cultural Relativism argue?

• One culture is superior to others.

• Cultural differences should be ignored.

• All cultures are the same.

• Behaviour can only be properly understood if cultural context is taken into consideration.

What is an example of ethnocentric research in Attachment?

• Afrocentrism.

• Ainsworth’s strange situation.

• Smith and Bond’s survey.

• IQ tests in America.

What did Smith and Bond (1988) find in their survey?

• 66% of the research studies were from Asia.

• 66% of the research studies were American.

• 66% of the research studies were European.

• 66% of the research studies were from the rest of the world.

What is a consequence of culturally biased research?

• It can lead to accurate findings.

• It can improve cultural understanding.

• It can promote cultural diversity.

• It can amplify or validate damaging stereotypes.

What is Indigenous Psychology?

• Psychology that is only practiced in America.

• Psychology that assumes all cultures are the same.

• Psychology that ignores cultural differences.

• Psychology that draws on the experiences of individuals in different cultural contexts.

What is an example of a culture-specific anxiety disorder?

• Panic disorder in Europe.

• Generalized anxiety disorder in America.

• Social phobia in the UK.

• A syndrome in Japan for fearing of upsetting others.