Sociocultural Approach to Behavior: Chapter - Cognition and Acculturation

___________________ is the theory that seeks to understand how people develop their thinking, understanding and behavior based upon observation made in their social environment.

• Social Plasticity Theory

• Social Learning Theory

• Social Identity Theory

• Social Cognition Theory

The following sentence is an example of? A person is described as friendly, kind and patient because another group observed her volunteering her time at a local animal shelter.

• Correspondent Inference

• Stereotyping Inference

• Attribution Inference

• Cognitive Behavior Inference

Whether or not an attribution will be made towards another person is dependent on a few factors. Which factor is best described by the following sentence? If a behavior negatively affects the person making the attribution.

• Negative attribution

• Free choice

• Hedonic relevance

• Social impact

This model attempts to understand correspondent inference but take into account internal and situation factors along with previous behavior of an individual.

• Attribution model

• Covariation model

• Correspondent model

• Hedonic relevance model

Use your knowledge of the covariation model to answer the following question. If a person seldom behaves in the manner being observed, the person would best be described as...

• having high consensus

• having low distinctiveness

• having high consistency

• having low consistency

What was the method used by researchers in the Berry et al (2006) study to collect data?

• Structured questions by an administrator

• Computer based survey

• Information was requested from British government

• Volunteer surveys sent out on social media sites

True or False: Of Berry's (2008) four strategies used to incorporate culture, marginalization is the strategy in which a person shows no interests in maintaining their original cultural traditions.

(a)  

True or False: In the Berry et al (2006) study participants were sampled from major cities and rural areas. Additionally, youth were sampled from different neighborhoods.

(a)  

In the Berry et al 2006) study, which acculturation strategy was most suited at helping participants to psychologically and socioculturally adapt?

• Ethnic

• National

• Integration

• Diffuse

According to the Social Cognition Theory people learn what behaviors are inappropriate and appropriate by…

• Observing social interactions in their environment

• The consequences they experience from peers

• Gatekeepers in a country's society

• The rewards and consequences give to them by parents