Cultural Influences on Psychology: Research Methods, Ethics, Communication, and Mental Health
Topic 1: Issues in Cross-Cultural Research
Cross-cultural research identifies cultural similarities and differences. It compares psychological variables between cultural groups.
Bias and Equivalence
- Bias: Differences that do not have exactly the same meaning within and across cultures.
- Equivalence: Similarity in conceptual meaning and empirical method between cultures.
Types of Bias
- Measurement Bias: A measure is consistent and accurately measures what it intends to.
- Construct Bias: The concept being measured
Mastering Social Skills: Enhance Your Interpersonal Interactions
The Importance of Social Skills
Social skills, like many other behaviors and habits, are learned throughout life by two processes: the development of the individual and the process of learning. This learning process occurs throughout life and allows the person to constantly adapt to different situations. In interactions, the answers depend on what they learn in their previous relationships with the social environment.
Dimensions of Human Behavior
Thinking (rationally or unreasonably) about a given
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A Brief History of Psychology
Until 1878, psychology was considered a branch of philosophy and therefore was not regarded as a science. The human psyche was associated with the soul. From that date, the first psychological laboratory was established in Germany to study under Wundt, using a specific method and object of study, two important factors to consider in any discipline as a science. Years later, an American psychologist named Watson declared, based on his studies, that psychology had another
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Elements to Take into Account in the Use of Techniques
- The techniques we use are always directed towards achieving a specific objective.
- The use of techniques should always be based on specific objectives that we have in a training program.
- When choosing a technique, we must realize that we are to achieve its goals.
- As well as art must relate to the objective, we must also specify the procedure for its implementation according to:
- The number of participants.
- The time available.
- For every technique, we
Human Evolution: From Hominids to Homo Sapiens
**Hominization: The Evolutionary Journey to Humanity**
Biological anthropology defines hominization as a process of humanization. Changes promoted by the evolution of animals have allowed the emergence of the human species. The process began with the appearance of:
- Bipedalism: A factor that differentiated hominids from other species.
- Encephalization: A determinant of the occurrence of the genus Homo.
Hominids
The first phase is defined by the appearance of the family of hominids. The African continent
Read MoreSocial Sciences Research: Methods and Paradigms
Item 1: Methods in Social Science Research
In the epistemological realm of the Social Sciences, there is no single rigorous, detailed, universal, and manual-like scientific method. The purpose of investigating the Social Sciences is complex, changing, and subjective, encompassing both society and the individual. There are multiple and different scientific methods to seek an approach to social reality to be measured. The methods of sociology are not interchangeable and random but are appropriate in
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