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| the study of human behvaior, cognition, and affect as it occurs in many different cultures. |
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ethic minority psychology
cross-cultural psychology
cultural psychology
multiculturalism |
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| Basis Assumptions of Multiculuralism as a Philosophy |
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1. tolerance (should be mutual enrichment)
2. respect
3. sensitivity
4. inclusion-language (using police officer instead of poilce man)
5. equality vs. equity
6. broad definitions of culture ( age, country of origin, gender, etc) |
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| The values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people shared through symbols and passed down from generation to generation. |
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| a group of people who share similar physical characteristics |
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Race
Sociocultural Construct |
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| characteristics, values, and behaviors associated with a group who share similar physical characteristics |
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| the intersection of race and culture |
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| the recognition and acknowledgement of human differences |
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| the minority becoming the majority, caused by birth rates and immigration |
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| The effect of "browning of America" |
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| interaction between groups, impacting each other with culture |
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| The cultural context: the biopsychosocial model |
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1. Biological
2. cognitive affective (negative thinking)
3. social interpersonal ( relationships)
4. social institutional (school, work)
5. cultural |
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| Major Assumptions of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy Theory (MCT) |
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1. all behavior is learned and occurs in a cultural context
2, our cultural identities are a major determinant of our behavior.
3. cultural identities are formed and imbedded in multiple layers and contexts.
4. we have multiple cultural identities
5. cultural identities influence attitudes towards self, others
6. liberation of consciousness is a major goal of multiculturalism |
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| poor response led to groups breaking away from APA |
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| discuss graduate level training for psych students) |
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| roles for culturally diverse people in psychology) |
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| 1979- what was established? |
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| Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs |
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| APA Ethics COde first addresses diversity issues |
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| APA publishes mulitcultural guidelines |
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| Research Methods: Quantitative |
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Independent variable
dependent variable
experimental group
control group
random assignment of participants
system and precision
cause and effect |
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| Research Methods: Qualitative |
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case studies
interviews
focus groups |
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the belief that truth can be discovered through use of the scientific method
(issue with universal principles) |
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our beliefs influence the way research gets conducted
(issue with universal principles) |
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| etic vs. emic perspective |
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(issue with universal principles)
etic- the culturally universal approach
emic- the culture scpecific approach |
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| Issues in Measurement/ Testing |
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psychological tests are culture bound
biased can be introduced through the:
theory
test itself
test administration
test scoring and interpretation |
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functional equivalence
conceptional equivalence
linguistic equivalence
metric equivalence |
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| Racial group differences in IQ scores |
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European Americans mean=100
African American and Latinos mean=90
Asians mean=110 |
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1.the risk of confirming a negative stereotype about one's own group
2. a person's social identity is attached to a negative stereotype
3. person will underperform consistent with the stereotype
4. underperformance due to anxiety about confirming the negative stereotype
5. the anxiety manifested in distraction, increased body temperature, etc. |
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a psychological perception of the world (our environment) that determines how we think,behave, and feel.
worldview is shaped by our experiences |
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an organizing framework for processing information
assimilation
accomodation
rejection |
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| idea "you're doing it the right way , and others are doing it wrong" |
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| Kluckholn and Strodtbeck's Value Orientation Model- 5 dimensions |
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1.Time focus- past, present, *future
2. human activity- being, being and becoming, doing*
3. social realtions- lineal, collateral or individualistic*
4. people/nature relationships- subjugation to nature, harmony with nature, mastery over nature*
5. human nature- good, *bad, mixed |
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| Dimensions of Cultural Worldview Landrum-Brown's Model- 8 dimensions |
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1. psycho-behavioral modality-similar to human activity
2. axiology- what is valued in a culture
3. ethos- the guiding beliefs of a culture
4. epistemology- the processof knowing
5. logic-the process of reasoning
6. ontology- the nature of reality and what is considered real
7. concept of time- similar to time focus
8. concept of self- seeing yourself as independent, interconnected w/community |
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1. Power Distance- the degree to which culture emphasizes status and power differences
2. uncertainity avoidance- the degree to which cultures create rituals to deal with the anxiety concerning ambiguity
3. masculinity- how much society emphasizes traditional gender roles
4. Individualism
5. tightness- how well a culture tolerates deviance from the norm
6. cultural complexity- complexity of relationships, technology, political systems, social structures, etc. |
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| members see themselves as separate and autonomous, personal needs are highest priority |
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| members see themselves as connected with other members, needs of group are highest priority |
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| status differences are de-emphasized, equality emphasized |
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| status and power differences are emphasized |
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| "my happiness depends very much on the happiness of those around me" |
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| " I would do what would please my family, even if I detested that activity" |
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| "what happens to me is my own doing" |
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| " it is important to me that I do my job better than others" |
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