cultural bias

• What is ethnocentrism?

  Viewing the world from one's own culture
• What is the etic approach in psychology?

  Universal behaviors are studied across cultures
• What is the emic approach?

  Studying behaviors specific to a culture
• What does imposing etics refer to?

  Applying one culture's norms to another
• What is cultural relativism?

  Understanding behavior within cultural context
• How do Asch and Milgram's studies exemplify cultural bias?

  They used only white participants from one culture
• What is a consequence of cultural bias?

  It can result in harmful stereotypes
• What does WEIRD sampling refer to?

  Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic samples.
• What is a problem with generalizing findings from WEIRD samples?

  It may not apply to women from different backgrounds.
• Why is addressing both gender and cultural bias essential?

  To develop universally applicable psychology.
• What does culture bias in psychology refer to?

  Using one culture's norms to judge others.
• What is ethnocentrism?

  The belief in the superiority of one's culture.
• What can cultural bias lead to in psychological research?

  Invalid conclusions when applied across cultures.
• What does cross-cultural psychology aim to do?

  Understand how culture influences human behavior.
• What is an emic approach in psychology?

  A culture-specific approach respecting differences.
• What did Takano and Osaka (1999) find about collectivism and individualism?

  They are not as clearly divided as thought.
• What is a limitation of classic psychological studies regarding cultural bias?

  They reduce generalizability of findings.
• What did Ainsworth’s Strange Situation identify?

  ‘Secure attachment’ based on American norms.
• What are the implications of culture bias in mental health?

  It may lead to misdiagnosis in non-Western cultures.
• How can auditory hallucinations be interpreted differently?

  They vary significantly across cultures.