Cultural bias
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- Created on: 01-10-17 12:36
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- Cultural Bias
- Alpha bias - Tends to emphasise differences between cultures.
- Beta bias - Tends to minimise differences between cultures.
- Ethnocentrism - We
use our own ethnic or cultural group as a basis for judgements about other
groups.
- We tend to see our behaviour as normal or superior.
- Alpha bias
- One's own culture is considered to be different and better
- Beta bias
- If psychologists believe their world view is the only view
- Cultural relativism - behaviour cannot be judged unless it is viewed in the
context in which it originates.
- Beta Bias
- Assuming that the same rules apply universally
- Alpha Bias
- The assumption of real differences leads psychologists to overlook universals
- Beta Bias
- Emic - a research study in which the focus is one single culture.
- Etic - research study which is cross-cultural and learns about the universality of behaviours.
- Evaluation
- Indigenous psychology
- The development of different groups of theories in different countries (Afrocentrism)
- Emic-Etic
- A problem is that findings tend to be only significant to one culture
- Bias in RM
- In 1998 Smith and Bond found that 66% of textbook studies were American, 32% European and 2% others
- Consequences
- The army IQ test led to negative attitudes being held about African Americans.
- Worldwide Psychology
- There is a better exchange of ideas and cultures now so psychologists can understand cultures on a personal level
- Indigenous psychology
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