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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{1.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{Culture bias is the tendency to judge all people in terms of our own cultural assumptions. There are two different types of culture bias .....} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{2.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Alpha bias = The tendency to exaggerate the differences between different cultural groups. For example we would expect individualist societies are more likely to not be conformist as they are less concerned with the norms of the group. However, Tokano + Osaka reviewed 15 Studies that compared the US (individualist) and Japan (collectivist) in terms of conformity and found that in it out of the 15 studies the answers were very similar. This therefore suggests that the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures are exaggerated.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{3.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{Beta bias = The tendency to ignore or minimise the differences between different cultural groups. For example, biological changes since the Stone Age have been so minimal so any new behaviours must be based on cultures failing to recognise these cultural differences may lead to bias causing misunderstanding, aggression and superiority. However, Cyril Burt believed that IQ was based on genetics - he believed white people had a genetically higher IQ than black people. However the IQ test is Beta bias because western cultural norms are needed to score highly.} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{It is important we consider culture bias in psychology because if we don't it leads to misunderstanding, acts of aggression, superiority and bias. For example, the way we diagnose mental health disorders may be bias. Such as abnormality is a behaviour that is statistically rare. However, what is statistically rare in western cultures may not be in other Cultures. For example, twice as many Maoris in New Zealand and Aborigines in Australia are admitted to mental hospitals. This may be due to culture bias in mental health diagnosis.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{5.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{A real danger of culturally bias research is that it can create or reinforce stereotypes. An infamous example of the damage that can be done by psychologists was the US army IQ test which was used before the first world war. The tests showed that European immigrants fell slightly below white Americans in IQ and African Americans were at the bottom of the scale with the lowest mental age. The data from these tests had a profound effect on the attitudes Americans had towards certain groups of people. This movers because it helped create and extend Stereotypes which have lasted decades concoming ethnic groups. which has led to ethnocentrism, and has impacted education in the US ever since.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 14) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{6.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{One way to counter ethnocentrism (which is the belief that our own ethnic group is superior to others) is to encourage indigenous psychologies. which is the development of different theories in different countries For example, Afrocentrism is a movement. whose central proposition that all black people have their roots in Africa so psychological theories about such people should be centred on African values. Afrocentrism disputes the view that European values are universally applicable to human behaviour and believes it can actually devalve them. This matters because it has led to theories being developed which are relevant to the life and culture of people from african descent Therefore, it allows us to contextualise the behaviour of groups and appreciate differences whilst acknowledging similarities.} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 17) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{This is an emic approach which emphasises the uniqueness of every culture. However, the issue with this approach is that it means the findings tend to be significant only to understanding behaviour in that culture. On the other hand an etic approach seeks universals of behaviour. This may be, however, risking marking broad assumptions that are not true. This can be avoided by using indigenous researchers in each cultural setting. David Buss et al looked at mate preferences across 33 countries but used local researchers to ensure accurate translations. This matters because he found universals of behaviour - such as in every single country males wanted a woman who was younger and females who wanted a man older. Therefore, the etic approach allows researchers to investigate potential universal behaviour while avoiding cultural bias.} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 17) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{p{1.727 cm} p{1.727 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{8.}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{There is a problem with research methods in psychology as they are culturally bias. For example, Smith and Bond found that 66\% of Studies were American, 32\% were European, and only 2\% of studies came from the rest of the world when surveying a European textbook. Also, Heinrich found that 67\% of studies used American psychology students as participants. This matters because Psychology findings are not only unrepresentative on a global scale but also within western culture. There is a pressing need for more research with samples from different cultural groups. Therefore cultural biases in psychological research methods should be dealt with by simply using studies with samples from different Cultural groups.} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 15) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \end{document}