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Define culture
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The rules that govern the behaviour of a group of people and enable members of that group to co-exist and survive
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Distinguish between cultural psychologist and cross-cultural psychologist
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Culutral Psych: interested in studying psychological variables in one culture and how the individual is affected.
Cross-cultural: interested in the similar/different variables that are present in more than one culture |
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Describe the different perspectives to culutral and cross-cultural research
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Cultural perspective = emic perspective: culture specefic and focuses on one cultural group
Cross-culutral perspective = etic perspective: crosscultural and across different cultures |
Emic perspective
Etic perspective |
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Describe the different research methods used to test hypotheses in cross-cultural research
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Cross-cultural comparison studies: compare one variable across multiple different cultures
Cross-cutural validation studies: questions whether a variable can be valid i another culture Unpacking studies: questions why differences occure across different cultures |
cross-cultural comparison study
cross-culutral validation study unpacking study |
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Outline the five challanges for psychologist studying culture
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1. the problem of research methods
2. the problem of equivalent samples 3. the problem of interpreting results 4. the problem of researcher bias 5. the problem of sensitive issues |
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Distinguish between individualist and collectivist cultures
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Individualist Culture: focuses on the self as unique and own goals most important (western cultures.... Australia)
Collectivist Culture: focus on the group and group goals are of most importance (eastern cultures) |
Western & Eastern society
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Outline the six values which underpin the guidelines for ethical conuct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research
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Reciprocity
Respect Equality Responsibility Survival and Protection Spirit and Integrity |
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