- Compare and contrast Cultural Psychology with Cross-Cultural Psychology. You should
provide examples of topics covered, speak to limitations of the field, and identify key
people that have made an impact on the field of study. Finally, what is meant when we
refer to WEIRD in the field of Psychology. - Research shows that people in egalitarian, low power-distance cultures tend to be less
preoccupied with the behavioral rules attached to the high social status. Could you
explain why? Provide examples of behavior that might arise in “high uncertainty
avoidance” cultural settings. What role does power distance and uncertainty avoidance
play on an individuals mental health? - What causes national differences in culture? Please be sure to pay special attention to
cultural embeddedness and the role it plays. - Perform a literature review on the Barnum effect. Then examine the quote “Immigrants
look for a better life” and explain why this sentence is considered a Barnum Statement.
Provide two additional examples of the Barnum effect. - Studies show that people in countries such as Japan and Korea tend to evaluate
themselves critically in surveys; they tend to consider self as not necessarily hardworking. Explain the reasons for such cultural response bias. Explore two additional
cultural response biases. - Explain why the point of critical distinction (PCD) is thought of as a “conceptual fork”
when comparing two phenomena. Why is this a useful conceptualization in the field of
cross-cultural psychology? What does research surrounding this concept state? - Studies of color preferences showed that women across countries tend to choose and
like reddish colors while men prefer greenish-blue colors. How could you explain this
from the evolutionary standpoint? Why is this important in cross-cultural psychology? - How are aesthetical standards defined in countries where the governments restrain the
free flow of information? - Why does the “general factor” approach inevitably encourage the assumptions that
some ethnic and racial groups are fundamentally different in their intellectual abilities? - It is assumed that multicultural experiences foster the creative expansion of ideas.
Consider expatriate artists and writers whose brilliant insights emerged when they left
their homeland settled in a foreign country. Do you think that creativity can be sparked
when a person is exposed to a foreign culture?
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3 - Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance the adaptive role of human
sexuality. Could you explain this role? Additionally, I want you to take a look at the
research by Li Yinhe that states that most gay men in China eventually choose to marry
a woman. Can you think of other cultures where this holds true? Why? - Describe psychoanalysis’ key weaknesses from the standpoint of cross-cultural
psychology. - Why do psychologists believe that adolescence is a relatively recent cultural
phenomenon? - Explain the negative consequences of stereotype-based anticipations related to
personality disorders. - Explain what “stigma of mental illness” is and how cultural norms affect it. Give an
example of how the “stigma of mental illness” is being combated in at least three
different cultures.