PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Cultural Studies, Ingroups And Outgroups, Masculinity
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Phases of cross-cultural research (methods used in the field) Research that compares groups on a psychological variable. Serve as the cornerstone of cross-cultural research key concepts that are similar or different for various groups. Rivers (1905): compared individuals from england, rural india, and. New guinea on responses on horizontal-vertical illusions tasks. Results: individuals from india and new guinea were more fooled by the illusions than individuals from england. Reason: because of less buildings in their environment, individuals from india and new guinea judge long-distance areas by using and relying more on depth cues. No, we can only say that there is a non-zero difference between the two cultures. Research that utilizes countries and cultures as the unit of study. By doing so, researchers are able to make conclusions about the culture as a whole. Hofstede (1980; 1984; 2001): factor analyses of 72 countries on values regarding work and business.
