Judging other cultures by the standards of your own.
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Cultural relativism
The idea that human behaviour can only be understood within a specific cultural context
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Cultural bias
Ignoring cultural differences by looking at human behaviour from the perspetive of your own behaviour
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Etic approach
studying behaviour across cultures to find universal human behaviours
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Emic approach
Studying cultures in isolation, identifying behaviours that are specific to a culture.
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Cultural bound syndromes
Syndromes classified as treatable illness in certain cultures that aren't recognised in the West.
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Individualistic culture
Western countries that are more independent (capitalist).
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Collectivist culture
Eastern countries that focus on the betterment of everyone (communist).
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Imposed etic
A test, measure or theory of one culture used to explain behaviour in another culture.
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Research tradition
The familiarity a culture has with taking part in psychological research (demand characteristics).
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Inadvertment
An inability to see that other behaviours/views are as valid as one's own.
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Universality
The idea that universal human behaviours exist regardless of culture. Eg, Ekman (1989) facial expressions for emotions are the same all over the world.
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Free will
Not all behaviour is determined, we can choose how we behave.
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Determinism
We have no choice over our behaviours. They are determined by factors outside of our control.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The idea that human behaviour can only be understood within a specific cultural context
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Cultural relativism
Card 3
Front
Ignoring cultural differences by looking at human behaviour from the perspetive of your own behaviour
Back
Card 4
Front
studying behaviour across cultures to find universal human behaviours
Back
Card 5
Front
Studying cultures in isolation, identifying behaviours that are specific to a culture.
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