Socio-cultural Approach SAQs

Social identity theory with reference to one study

SIT; Bagby & Rector (1992) - in-group favortism in French Canadians in a jury setting

One study of social groups

SIT; Bagby & Rector (1992) - separation of social groups (French Canadian vs. English Canadian) and in-group bias

Social cognitive theory with reference to one study

SCT; Bandura (1961) - aggression in children through role models + relevance of the gender of the role model

One theory of the formation of stereotypes with one study

Illusory correlations; Hamilton & Gifford (1976) - perceptions of group size and the perceived group traits

One study of the effect of stereotypes

Stereotype threat; Steele & Aronson (1995) - African-Americans worse verbal performance when their race was made salient

One example of a potential influence of culture on behaviour and cognition

Flashbulb memories; Kulkofsky et al. (2011) - collectivist vs. individualist cultures and their difference in the formation of flashbulb memories

One study of cultural groups

Flashbulb memories; Kulkofsky et al. (2011) - collectivist vs. individualist cultures and their difference in the formation of flashbulb memories

One cultural dimension with one study

Individualism/collectivism on conformity; Berry (1967) - Tenme, Inuits and Scots, Asch’s paradigm

One study of the enculturation of one behaviour

Enculturation; Hilliard & Libben (2010) - learning of gender norms in children and how it affects the identity of the children (e.g. who they play with)

One study of acculturation

Acculturative stress; Lueck & Wilson (2010) - risk and protective factors in acculturative stress seen in Asian immigrants and American-born Asians

One study of assimilation

Acculturative stress; Lueck & Wilson (2010) - how Asian immigrants/Americans assimilate or don’t assimilate (acculturative stress)

One method used in the study of the individual and the group

Natural experiment; Charlton et al. (2002) - introduction of TV in children of St. Helena

One method used in the study of cultural influences on behaviour and cognition

Semi-structured interview; Lueck & Wilson (2010) - accultrative stress inAsian Americans/immigrants

One ethical consideration in the study of the individual and the group

Undue stress/harm; Bandura (1961) - children exposed to violence, long-term effects

One ethical consideration in the study of cultural influences on behaviour and cognition

Deception; Berry (1976) - low self-efficacy and self-esteem from findings of the study