CiNii 図書 - Cross-cultural psychology : critical thinking and contemporary applications

Provides a comprehensive overview with focus on critical thinking. The fifth edition continues a focus on applying critical thinking framework in examining, analyzing, and evaluating psychological data. With significant rewriting, new topics, and updated references, this text keeps pace with the rapidly changing conditions of modern times. The dynamic team brings a unique set of experiences and perceptions in writing this book Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Better understand the field of cross-cultural psychology Understand contemporary theories and research in cross-cultural psychology Use critical thinking to examine, analyze, and evaluate the field of cross-cultural psychology Assist current and future practitioners from a wide variety of fields and services Bundle with MySearchLab with eText: 0205844677 / 9780205844678 New to this Edition Current cross-cultural research including ethnic and religious identity, psychological effects of globalization, spirituality, cross-cultural communication, evolutionary anthropology. A broader selection of applied problems such as avoiding stereotypes and psychodiagnostic biases, reducing mistakes in facial recognition, improving effectiveness of classroom learning, and many others. A greater interdisciplinary perspective, using research from contemporary psychology, as well as neurophysiology, genetics, anthropology, sociology, and micro-economics. An expanded companion website, which provides additional information for instructors and students. More than 130 new reference sources and new research data related to a diverse array of ethnic groups. A new and expanded test bank for instructors, which includes a comprehensive selection of questions for every chapter and ready-to-use-quizzes. Features A critical thinking framework, including "Critical Thinking" boxes and tables, provide practice in developing learning skills. More than thirty high-interest activities and exercises provide students ample opportunity for active learning and enhanced comprehension. "A Case in Point" sections review and illustrate controversial issues, display cases and research findings, and introduce various opinions about human behavior in different cultural contexts. "Cross-Cultural Sensitivity" boxes underscore the importance of empathy in interpersonal communication. Relevant quotations from a wide range of sources provide divergent points of view, pique readers' interest, and inspire critical thinking.

Found in this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology Chapter 2 Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research Chapter 3 Critical Thinking in Cross-Cultural Psychology Chapter 4 Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness Chapter 5 Intelligence Chapter 6 Emotion Chapter 7 Motivation and Behavior Chapter 8 Human Development and Socialization Chapter 9 Psychological Disorders Chapter 10 Social Perception and Social Cognition Chapter 11 Social Interaction 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology What Is Cross-Cultural Psychology? Basic Definitions Cultural Traditionalism Empirical Examination of Culture Collectivism and Individualism: Further Research Cultural Syndromes Evolutionary Approach Sociological Approach Ecocultural Approach The Cultural Mixtures Approach The Integrative Approach: A Summary Indigenous Psychology Ethnocentrism Multiculturalism A Brief History of the Field Chapter 2: Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research Goals of Cross-Cultural Research Quantitative Research in Cross-Cultural Psychology Quantitative Approach: Measurement Scales Quantitative Approach: Looking for Links and Differences Qualitative Approach in Cross-Cultural Psychology Major Steps for Preparation of a Cross-Cultural Study Sample Selection Observation in Cross-Cultural Psychology Survey Methods Experimental Studies Content-Analysis Focus-Group Methodology Meta-Analysis: Research of Research A Hidden Obstacle of Cross-Cultural Studies: Test Translation Comparing Two Phenomena: Some Important Principles On Similarities and Differences: Some Critical Thinking Applications Cultural Dichotomies Avoiding Bias of Generalizations Know More about Cultures You Examine Chapter 3: Critical Thinking in Cross-Cultural Psychology The Evaluative Bias of Language: To Describe Is to Prescribe Differentiating Dichotomous Variables and Continuous Variables: Black and White, or Shades of Gray? The Similarity-Uniqueness Paradox: All Phenomena Are Both Similar and Different The Barnum Effect: "One-Size-Fits-All" Descriptions The Assimilation Bias: Viewing the World through Schema-Colored Glasses The Representativeness Bias: Fits and Misfits of Categorization The Availability Bias: The Persuasive Power of Vivid Events The Fundamental Attribution Error: Underestimating the Impact of External Influences The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: When Expectations Create Reality Correlation Does Not Prove Causation: Confusing "What" with "Why" Bidirectional Causation and Multiple Causation: Causal Loops and Compound Pathways The Naturalistic Fallacy: Blurring the Line between "Is" and "Should" The Belief Perseverance Effect: "Don't Confuse Me with the Facts!" Conclusions: "To Metathink or Not to Metathink?" Chapter 4: Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness Sensation and Perception: Basic Principles How Culture Influences What We Perceive 106 How People Perceive Pictures Perception of Depth Are People Equally Misled by Visual Illusions? Some Cultural Patterns of Drawing Perception of Color Other Senses Perception of Time Perception of the Beautiful Perception of Music Consciousness and Culture Sleep and Cultural Significance of Dreams Beyond Altered States of Consciousness Chapter 5: Intelligence Defining Intelligence Ethnic Differences in IQ Scores Explaining Group Differences in Test Scores: Intelligence and Intelligent Behavior Do Biological Factors Contribute to Intelligence? Incompatibility of Tests: Cultural Biases A Word about "Cultural Literacy" Environment and Intelligence Socioeconomic Factors The Family Factor "Natural Selection" and IQ Scores Cultural Values of Cognition General Cognition: What Is "Underneath" Intelligence? Cognitive Skills, School Grades, and Educational Systems Culture, Tests, and Motivation IQ, Culture, and Social Justice And in the End, Moral Values Chapter 6: Emotion When We Laugh We Are Happy: Similarities of Emotional Experience You Cannot Explain Pain if You Have Never Been Hurt: Differences in Emotional Experience Emotions: Different or Universal? Physiological Arousal The Meaning of Preceding Events Emotion as an Evaluation We Are Expected to Feel in a Particular Way How People Assess Emotional Experience 1 When Emotions Signal a Challenge: Cross-Cultural Research on Stress and Anxiety Expression of Emotion When Emotion Hurts: Cross-Cultural Studies of Anger Emotion and Inclination to Act Emotion and Judgment Chapter 7: Motivation and Behavior A Glance into Evolution Social Science: See the Society First Drive and Arousal: Two Universal Mechanisms of Motivation The Power of the Unconscious: Psychoanalysis Humanistic Theories Learning and Motivation A Carrot and a Beef Tongue: Hunger and Food Preference When Hunger Causes Distress: Eating Disorders Victory and Harmony: Achievement Motivation Aggressive Motivation and Violence Culture and Sexuality Sex and Sexuality: Some Cross-Cultural Similarities Chapter 8: Human Development and Socialization Development and Socialization Quality of Life and the Child's Development Norms, Customs, and Child Care Parental Values and Expectations Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development Stages of Moral Development According to Kohlberg Developmental Stages Life before Birth: Prenatal Period First Steps: Infancy Discovering the World: Childhood Major Rehearsal: Adolescence Adulthood Late Adulthood Chapter 9: Psychological Disorders American Background: DSM-IV Two Views on Culture and Psychopathology Culture-Bound Syndromes Anxiety Disorders Depressive Disorders Schizophrenia Culture and Suicide Personality Disorders Is Substance Abuse Culturally Bound? Psychodiagnostic Biases Psychotherapy Culture Match? Chapter 10: Social Perception and Social Cognition Values Western and Non-Western Values Striving for Consistency: The Cognitive Balance Theory Avoiding Inconsistency: Cognitive Dissonance Psychological Dogmatism Social Attribution Attribution as Locus of Control Attribution of Success and Failure Self-Perception Do Social Norms Affect the Way We See Our Own Body? Duty and Fairness in Individualist and Collectivist Cultures Stereotypes and the Power of Generalizations On "National Character" Chapter 11: Social Interaction Universal Interaction Direct Contacts and Body Language Conformity Is Conformity Universal across Cultures? Following Orders Social Influence Feeling Good about Some Views Is Social Loafing Universal? Cooperation and Competition Leadership

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