RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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East African culturesdo not strongly emphasize contributions to the family.
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Asian culturesemphasize respect and discipline.
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Working classAmerican families stress independence more than conformity.
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South American cultures emphasize conformity as the most important social norm.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements would be most effective at keeping people from falling into the social trap? “It is important to obey authority.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Conformity is used to describe behaviour change in response to an implied, rather than explicit, social norm, while obedience is behaviour change in response to a direct, or explicit, order.
Detailed explanation-3: -For example, if the teacher asks whether the children would rather have extra recess, no homework, or candy, once a few children vote, the rest will comply and go with the majority. In a different classroom, the majority might vote differently, and most of the children would comply with that majority.
Detailed explanation-4: -Identification occurs when someone conforms to the demands of a given social role in society. For example, a policeman, teacher or politician. This type of conformity extends over several aspects of external behavior. However, there still be no changed to internal personal opinion.