PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Academic Dishonesty, Academic Integrity, Abnormal Psychology
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This course explores the intersection between psychology and culture. It will establish a foundation by describing universal psychological processes that define all cultures. Cultural specificity will also be considered by emphasizing the role that learning shapes our modes of being in the world. Key topics that will be considered in a cross-cultural context in this course include language and development; cognition, emotion and health of the body; social and personality psychology; and abnormal psychology. By the end of this course you should be able to: Define culture and exemplify this concept through the use of examples. Compare and contrast research methods that might be used to complete a cross-cultural study. Explain how enculturation, socialization and cultural learning may occur via parenting, peer contact, education, and religion. Compare and contrast theories of attachment and cognitive development as they pertain to culture. Identify cognitive and emotional processes that are universal cross-culturally and distinguish them from ones that differ cross-culturally.
