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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

300
In Barry et al.'s study, which types of cultures valued independence and initiative?
Low food accumulating (subsistence economies), like those relying on hunting and fishing
300
What are two factors than can influence acculturative stress? (According to Torres et al.'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
Why would a high food accumulating culture be more likely to conform?
Because (according to Barry's study) they're raised with values related to obedience and responsibility, thus they're more likely to follow cultural and social norms.
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  in IB Psychology?

Approaches: Biological, cognitive and sociocultural

500

What are three countries that had low levels of conformity in Bond and Smith's meta-analysis?

UK, France, United States 

500
What's one piece of evidence that suggests low food accumulating cultures conform less than high food accumulating cultures?
Berry's study that showed Inuit's had lower levels of conformity than the Temne people in Africa.
500
What evidence from Torres 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

Who did ICS defeat for a bronze medal at ISSEA basketball?

HIS