Cultural Dimensions
Enculturation
Acculturation
Competition and Conflict
General Psych
100
What is one cultural dimension?
Individualism AND collectivism (you need both to get this right!)
100
What is enculturation?
The process of acquiring the cultural values and understanding cultural norms of one's home culture.
100
What is acculturation?
The process of adapting and changing as a result to life in a secondary culture.
100
What is one central claim of realistic group conflict theory?
Conflict arises when there is competition for scarce resources.
100
What is the definition of psychology?
The SCIENTIFIC study of BEHAVIOUR and MENTAL PROCESSES/COGNITION. (Answer must have terms in capitals).
200
What is a cultural dimension?
A description of cultural values.
200
What are two ways enculturation occurs? (i.e. what are two ways culture is transmitted?)
Parenting, Peers, Media, School
200
Which acculturation strategy has the best mental health outcomes for immigrants?
Integration
200
What was the name of the experiment that tested the RCT?
The Robber's Cave Experiment
200
What hormone is associated with competition?
Testosterone
300
Which researcher used IBM employees from around the world to describe six cultural dimensions?
Hofstede (Geert)
300

What were the findings of Odden & Rochat's study?

Samoan children learned things like fishing and social rules through observation, not by being directly taught. Shows enculturation can happen through observation.

300

What are two factors than can influence acculturative stress? (According to Lueck & Wilson's study)

Discrimination and the acculturation strategy used

300
What were four characteristics of the participants in the Robber's Cave experiment?
white, middle class, protestant, male, 11-12 years old, parents still married, American.
300
What is one reason why we study the origins of conflicts between groups?
If we understand the origins of antisocial behaviour, we can develop better strategies to reduce, resolve and/or prevent it.
400
Where does a sense of identity come from in a collectivist culture and an individualistic culture? (Two answers)
Collectivist - belonging to a group Individualistic - individuality (including personal achievements)
400

What is one cultural value Samoan children learned and how does it show the impact of enculturation on behavior?

They learned respect for authority and social hierarchy. Shows enculturation shapes not only skills (like fishing) but cultural values that guide behavior. 
400
What are four acculturation strategies?
Assimilation, Integration, Separation, Marginalization
400
What are three examples of conflict that occurred between the boys?
Raiding of cabins, burning of flags, booing each other during sports, verbal and physical fighting.
400
What are three approaches and two options in IB Psychology?
Approaches: Biological, cognitive and sociocultural Options: Abnormal, Human Relationships, Developmental, Health
500

What were the results of Berry's (1967) study and how do the results demonstrate cultural dimensions and influence on behavior?

Temne had higher conformity than Inuit. Demonstrates collectivist cultures are more likely to conform, possibly due to value of group harmory. Shows that cultural values can influence social behaviors like conformity.

500

Odden & Rochat did not use an experimental method. What type of research method did they use?

Naturalistic observation

500

What evidence from Lueck & Wilson's study suggests that integration can reduce the effects of discrimination?

There was a correlation between "higher Anglo behavioural orientation" (e.g. were fluent in English) and reduced levels of acculturative stress as a result of discrimination.

500
What were two resources and two competitions that the researchers included in the competition phase of the experiment?
Resources: medals, trophies and pocket knives Competitions: tug-of-war, baseball
500
What are the two systems proposed in the Dual Processing model and why might relying too much on one system lead to errors in decision-making?

System 1: fast, automatic, intuitive

System 2: slow, effortful, logical.

System 1 can result in bias or mistakes

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