PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Cultural Psychology, Impulsivity, Semang

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen Lewis

Document Summary

Local within group similiarities and outgroup differences are called cultural variations. Ex for me it is wrong to eat beef, in other cultures beating the wife is ok. Cultural personality psych has 3 key goals 1)discover principles underlying cultural diversity 2) discover how human psych shapes culture 3)discover how cultural differences understanding shapes our psychology. We do not know what causes the differences. 3 major approaches evoked, transmited, and cultural universals. Evoked culture- cultural differences created by differing environmental conditions activating a set of responses ex have larger calluses on feet because the people walk more without shoes due to the intense heat. And environmental differences in how it is activated. Ex2 food supply- cultural differences in degree to which groups share. In high vaiance condition where it is not always certain of getting food (meat) Ache tribe meant is commonly distributed as sharing is evoked by the culture. San groups = egalitarian correlated with variance of food supply.