Globalization and behaviour

What is the term used to describe what happens when an individual loses their connection to their local culture as a result of globalization, but at the same time feels exluded from the global culture?

• Exclusionary reaction

• Acculturative stress

• Discrimination

• Marginalization

According to Berry & Sam's adapted acculturation model, what is integration?

• When an individual has a negative attitude toward both the global and the local culture.

• When an individual has a positive attitude toward the local culture, but a negative attitude toward the global culture.

• hen an individual has a positive attitude toward both the global and the local culture.

• When an individual has a positive attitude toward the global culture, but a negative attitude toward the local culture.

The key symptom of the Japanese disorder called "hikikomori" is:

• Inability to focus.

• Bad dreams and intrusive thoughts that tell you that you are a bad person.

• Somatic symptoms such as lower back pain and recurring headaches.

• Social withdrawal for a long period of time.

According to Norasakkunkit & Uchida (2014), what might be the reason for Hikikomori?

• Having to live in a globalized world which contradicts the values of your own culture.

• An acculturation gap - that is, a difference between the willingness to acculturate between a parent and a child.

• Fear of globalization and the loss of one's identity.

• Being unable to identify with Japanese culture, but at the same time, not having access to the global culture.

Which of the following is a key limitation of Norasakkunkit & Uchida's (2014) study of Hikikomori?

• It was unethical to study young people with mental illness as they were not able to give informed consent.

• The study was longitudinal and there was a high attrition rate.

• The study was not carried out in Japanese, so language may have played a role in the results.

• The study's sample was made up only of healthy Japanese students.

What is meant by the statement that researchers need to be "reflexive?"

• They need to think about how their own biases may have affected their findings.

• They need to be able to "think outside the box" when dealing with another culture.

• They need to be able to apply their findings in ways to improve society.

• They need to meet all ethical standards when carrying out research on other cultures.

How can researchers increase the credibility of their research on globalization?

• Replicate the study with another group.

• Always debrief the participants at the end of the study and allow them to withdraw their data.

• Use a double blind control

• Use method triangulation

One of the concerns of research on globalization is the extent to which we can actually measure and therefore evaluate the effect of globalization on behaviour. What do psychologists call this?

• Construct validity

• Reliability

• Predictive validity

• Ecological validity