AQA A-level
Psychology
A notes flashcards
with
corresponding
Issues
and
Debates
, Discuss cultural bias in psychological research *
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A01 Cultural bias AO1 Emisetic
• Most research is done on WEIRD populations culture from within to
(Westernised, Educated people from
understand behaviour in context
Industrial, Rich Democracies)
culture from the outside
• Could lead to ethnocentrism as out
understanding of ‘human behaviour’ is
assume that I
predominantly based on WEIRD populations may wrongly
• could lead to other cultural behaviours being behaviour applies to all cultures
seen as ‘inferior’ or ‘abnormal’
ternes
Strange situation
• Supports an ethnocentric view of attachment an IQ test
behaviour - Developed heavily reliant on
knowledge
of white american culture
• Findings have been generalised to other
cultures resulting in cultures such as in was used to justify the
immigration
Germany and Japan being told they have a high restriction act
to the front-line
number of insecurely attached babies - soldiers who failed were sent
• this may lead to an implication that American
child raising methods are ‘best’
↳ tugenics diacent
F
A03- Point Explain Therefore
Strange situation - better This may lead to
Issue - Negative child raising customs prejudice and
implication Yerkes IQ testing - discrimination
assumes ‘better’ race
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• Cultures previously distinguished
However - cultural bias may as either individualist or collectivist • communication and exposure
not be such a current issue • Slightly outdated take - 14/15 between cultures means the
studies found minimal evidence of di erences have decreased
as it once was
traditional individualistic an
collectivist di erences between
• Emic approaches (indigenous
researchers)
How can we improve
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Psychology
A notes flashcards
with
corresponding
Issues
and
Debates
, Discuss cultural bias in psychological research *
-
=
A01 Cultural bias AO1 Emisetic
• Most research is done on WEIRD populations culture from within to
(Westernised, Educated people from
understand behaviour in context
Industrial, Rich Democracies)
culture from the outside
• Could lead to ethnocentrism as out
understanding of ‘human behaviour’ is
assume that I
predominantly based on WEIRD populations may wrongly
• could lead to other cultural behaviours being behaviour applies to all cultures
seen as ‘inferior’ or ‘abnormal’
ternes
Strange situation
• Supports an ethnocentric view of attachment an IQ test
behaviour - Developed heavily reliant on
knowledge
of white american culture
• Findings have been generalised to other
cultures resulting in cultures such as in was used to justify the
immigration
Germany and Japan being told they have a high restriction act
to the front-line
number of insecurely attached babies - soldiers who failed were sent
• this may lead to an implication that American
child raising methods are ‘best’
↳ tugenics diacent
F
A03- Point Explain Therefore
Strange situation - better This may lead to
Issue - Negative child raising customs prejudice and
implication Yerkes IQ testing - discrimination
assumes ‘better’ race
-
• Cultures previously distinguished
However - cultural bias may as either individualist or collectivist • communication and exposure
not be such a current issue • Slightly outdated take - 14/15 between cultures means the
studies found minimal evidence of di erences have decreased
as it once was
traditional individualistic an
collectivist di erences between
• Emic approaches (indigenous
researchers)
How can we improve
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