Cultural Worldview
Bennett IB Psychology
SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS REVIEW
_SOCIOCULTURAL COGNITION_
PRINCIPLES OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS AND WE HAVE A BASIC NEED TO "BELONG."
The biological and cognitive systems that makeup the individual are embedded in an even larger system of interrelationships with other individuals.
The relationship between the individual is affected by being part of a group is BIDIRECTIONAL: as an individual is affected by being part of a group, the individual can also effect behavior in the group.
CULTURE INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR.
CULTURE can be defined as the norms and values that define a society.
In a multicultural society there is a need to understand the effect of culture on a person's behavior, …show more content…
A world view can be defined as the way the world is understood: how it is supposed to work, why it works the way it does, and what values are essential in the world community.
According to psychologists the sense of self is developed within social and cultural contexts.
RESEARCH METHODS AT THE SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
In sociocultural research, the goal is to see how people interact with each other.
Behavior of participants needs to be as realistic as possible.
A significant amount of the research is naturalistic- "as it really is."
Research is done in the environments in which the behavior is most likely to take place.
Participant observation - researchers immerses themselves in a social setting for an extended period of time and observe behavior.
Overt observation: when the participants of a group know that they are being observed. Researcher must obtain trust of the group being observed.
Covert observation: when the participants of a group do NOT know they are being observed. Sometimes used with groups that would be hostile to an outsider observing or would not want to be open and honest, or the activity is illegal (e.g. drug
SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS REVIEW
_SOCIOCULTURAL COGNITION_
PRINCIPLES OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS AND WE HAVE A BASIC NEED TO "BELONG."
The biological and cognitive systems that makeup the individual are embedded in an even larger system of interrelationships with other individuals.
The relationship between the individual is affected by being part of a group is BIDIRECTIONAL: as an individual is affected by being part of a group, the individual can also effect behavior in the group.
CULTURE INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR.
CULTURE can be defined as the norms and values that define a society.
In a multicultural society there is a need to understand the effect of culture on a person's behavior, …show more content…
A world view can be defined as the way the world is understood: how it is supposed to work, why it works the way it does, and what values are essential in the world community.
According to psychologists the sense of self is developed within social and cultural contexts.
RESEARCH METHODS AT THE SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
In sociocultural research, the goal is to see how people interact with each other.
Behavior of participants needs to be as realistic as possible.
A significant amount of the research is naturalistic- "as it really is."
Research is done in the environments in which the behavior is most likely to take place.
Participant observation - researchers immerses themselves in a social setting for an extended period of time and observe behavior.
Overt observation: when the participants of a group know that they are being observed. Researcher must obtain trust of the group being observed.
Covert observation: when the participants of a group do NOT know they are being observed. Sometimes used with groups that would be hostile to an outsider observing or would not want to be open and honest, or the activity is illegal (e.g. drug