Development Across Cultures

1. Which of these is not related to developing and maintaining culture

Socially selective- Children imitate ingroup behaviour over outgroup
Socially sensitive- When using different measures, overimitation can be seen in many cultures
Maintenance- Children protest when the puppet fails to perform unnecessary actions
Demand characteristics- Only including unnecessary actions as the experimenter wants them to copy
Global Phenomenon- Overimitation is seen in many countries

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Children are genetically similar to their parents, meaning they are the only people they can truly identify with
Children are the centre of their own ecosystem, yet there are lots of factors which influence their life, like culture and family, which we must take into account when studying them
All children are ecologically different due to their culture
Families in western backgrounds have little knowledge about other cultures, meaning the children lack empathy and understanding towards children of different races

Negative stereotype- If a child does not fit in with the stages
Ethnocentric- Evaluating other cultures according to customs of one's own culture
Biases- Research questions relevant to own cultural experiences, theories confirmed by those who share the same experiences
Methods and Tools- Often developed and validated within a single culture

If a child views a character they identify with in the media, they will internalise this character and believe they are them, changing their behaviour and interests to suit
Chimapnzees and children observed a woman opening a puzzle box, the chimapnzee ignored actions that were unimportant, yet the children copied everything, prioritising social conventions over physical causality
When children are given a subject they are interested, they will ignore the interests of others and talk to their peers about it none stop
Children imitation others to an extent where people become uncomfortable and withdraw from the child, shown through observations and self-report techniques