Sociocultural Approaches to Behavior Flashcard 1

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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where the individual is affected by being part of a group, and the individual can also affect behaviour in the group?

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Reciprocal determinism

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What was the independent variable in Asch’s 1956 study?

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The unanimity of the response

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The Asch paradigm is highly standardized. Why is this important?

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To increase the reliability of the study.

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According to Asch, why did the participants conform?

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A combination of informational and normative social influence.

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What was the control group in Asch's study?

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Participants matched the lines alone - with no confederates.

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Which of the following is an example of method triangulation? A researcher carries out a series of interviews about attitudes toward foreigners and then observes the same participants in a situation where they have to interact with a stranger.

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A researcher carries out a series of interviews about attitudes toward foreigners and then observes the same participants in a situation where they have to interact with a stranger.

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Which of the following is not a limitation of carrying out a naturalistic observation? It is not possible to control for confounding variables., It is difficult to replicate and establish reliability., Participants may leave the study.

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Participants are being deceived.

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Which of the following is not an advantage of collecting qualitative data?
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It is a more holistic approach to studying an individual.
The data is very rich, giving a lot of information to the researcher.
Qualitative data is easier to analyze than quantitative data.
Qualitative data is often naturalistic, studying an individual in their normal social context.

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Qualitative data is easier to analyze than quantitative data.

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Why could we consider Cole & Scribner’s study an emic approach?

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They adapted the list of words to reflect the culture of the participants.

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What were Cole & Scribner’s findings regarding cognition?

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Schooling affects the ways that we remember information.