Cultural psychology Heine chapter 4 | Quizlet

Methodological equivalence

in cross cultural research, the concern with making sure participants from different cultures understand the research questions or situations in the same ways

Generalizability

the extent to which we can claim our findings inform us about a group larger than the one we studied

Power

A study's capacity to detect an effect to the extent that such an effect really exists

independent variable

variable that is manipulated

dependent variable

variable that is measured

back translation

the process of translating material to a foreign language and then back to the original language

Response bias

tendency of subjects to systematically respond to a stimulus in a particular way

socially desirable responding

Peopel who show this bias are motivated to be evaluated positively by other, and as a result they might not disguise their true feeling to appear more sociall acceptable.

acquiescence bias

The tendency to agree rather than disagree with items on questionnaires.

reference group effect

a tendency for people to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with others from their own culture

Deprivation effect

The expectation that in cultures where there is depravity of something, that people would express valuing it more

between group manipulation

A type of experimental manipulation in which different groups of participants receive different levels of the independent variable(s).

within group manipulation

A research method in which all participants recieve all levels of the independent variable.

Replication

repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances

Cultural priming

A method used in cross-cultural comparisons that makes ideas associated with particular cultural meanings more accessible to participants.

tightness and looseness

the degree to which a culture has strong social norms and low tolerance for people who violate them

Unpacking

identifying the underlying variables that give rise to the cultural difference

Occam's razor

The simplest solution to a problem tends to be the right one

Culture of honor

a culture in which people (especially men) strive to protect their reputation through aggression

Agent Based Modeling

a way of testing a hypothesis by creating simulations with virtual agents who are programmed to act autonomously in a computerized game