Multicultural Midterm

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explicit

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observable behavior

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implicit

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not observable behavior but underlies the explicit
ie rules of grammar, rituals

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culture

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values, traditions, and beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation

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ethnicity

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interchangable with culture
group where ppl share same way of thinking/ way of life

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race

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based on physical characteristics, whereas ethinicity is based on cultural factors

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5 races of U.S.

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Black, White, Asian, Native American, & Hispanic

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nationality

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achieved through birth or naturalization
(ends with American)

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cultural psychology

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studies the behavior within the context of the culture

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ethnic psychology

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study of identity with a social group

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cross-cultural psychology

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study of subjects from 2 or more different cultures, using equivalent methods of measurement
determine which theories hold, what cognitive categories mean in diff cultures, & identify culture specific values

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indigenous psychology

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refers to the understanding pppl have of themselves
the methods, concepts, and assessments should be of the culture

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multiculturalism

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seeing all the cultures and national groups as equal.
Embracing racial minorities

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individualism

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holds that a human being should think and judge independently, respecting nothing more than the sovereignty of his/her own mind

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6 family structures

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nuclear family, extended, single-parent, binuclear/blended, same-sex, adoptive

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field independent

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for individualism
focus on the parts of the whole

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collectivism

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focus on the group rather than the individual

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field dependent

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for collectivism
learn more outside the classroom
dependent on the whole rather than parts of the whole

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ethnocentrism

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the belief that one's culture is superior to other cultures

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cultural relativism

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actions in one culture should not be judged by the values of another culture

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western culture

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offer and promote individualistic lifestyles

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industrialized culture

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characterized either by their highly developed industries or by chiefly dependent economically upon industry

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3 principles of western approach to conducting research

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objectivity,stardardization of instruments, and individual testing

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methods of research in western culture

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correlational, laboratory experiment, survey

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third world cultures regards

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developing as their first priority

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traditional culture

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collectivistic cultures whos practices beliefs & customs have been upheld throughout generations

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indigenous approach

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uses concepts and methods from within the culture but it can be used in other cultures too

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the functions of cross-cultural research include

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identifiying culture specific values and forms of behavior

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advantages of being a cultural outsider

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dont know what to expect and not emotionally tied to the outcome of the study

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diadvantages of being a cultural outsider

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may not understand nonverbal gestures or may misunderstand cognitive meanings

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Etic

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human universals

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Emic

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how these human universals are expressed (in the culture)

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childrearing is the process of

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bringing up, fostering, nourishing, and educating a young child to puberty or adulthood

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Barry's 6child-rearing practices

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ORGANS
training in obedience, responsibility, nurturing, achievement, self-reliance, and general independence

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Whiting & Whiting 6 factors of child-rearing

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PAPWAR
warmth of mother, responsibility training, aggression (mother-directed), aggression (peer directed) proportion of mother care (past), proportion of mother care (present)

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goal of child-rearing

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raise a child who is emotionally mature, responsible and independent, and who has social and cognitive skills that are necessary to function in society

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communication preserves

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symbols & signs

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intercultural communmication

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2 ppl interacting are from diff cultures

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objective culture includes

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sep and linguistic systems

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subjective culture includes

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everyday thinking and behavior

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code switching

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total or partial language shift (creole/english)

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locus of control

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perceive things as internally controllable or outside forces

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intimate dist

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0-1.5 ft

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personal dist.

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1.4-4.5 ft

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social distance

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4-10

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public

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12 ft (speeches)

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fundamental attribution error

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overestimate internal factors and underestimate situational influences

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self-serving bias

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succeses are personal factortors
failures are situational

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hypothetical constructs

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terms that cannot be measured

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operational definition

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can be operated on

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5 types of studies

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experimental, correlational, observational, case studies, surveys

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independent variable

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variable that will be manipulated

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dependent var

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diff levels of manipulations

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disadvantage of experimental study

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cannot generalize

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ethnographic studies

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write reports based on observations

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does he always do this

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consistency

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is this a 1 time thing

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distinctiveness

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is every1 else doing it

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consensus

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correspondence bias

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correspondence btwn what we see and whats really happening

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question and answer is what type of approach

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indigenous