The practices and teachings of psychology are diverse and various since the structures are composed of sub-disciplines such as abnormal psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, social psychology and so on. The diverse beliefs and theories of each respected school of psychology is better comprehended and able to use when it can be combined with other divisions of the same practice, instead of standing on its own. This understanding can be similarly parallel to the comprehension of cultures socially, nationally and globally.
Their exists a wide variety of amazing cultural customs that may be considered strange and even incorrect in individuals who may not be use to other's customs due to being raised different. These circumstances can cause ambivalent feelings of emotions and confusing thoughts; however it does not deem either set of cultures wrong or right.
Cross-cultural psychology studies and analyzes the effects that various cultural customs may have on individuals, and helps understand and improve the connection from culture to culture, while advocating in cultural diversity within a community or society (Shiraev & Levy, 2010) . The following paper defines cross-cultural psychology as well as how it differentiates from cultural psychology, analyzes the relationship between cultural and cross-cultural psychology, discusses the role of critical thinking within the field of cross-cultural psychology, and also discusses the methodology associated with cross-cultural psychology research.
[...] A. (2010). Cross-cultural psychology:Critical thinking and contemporary applications (4th ed.). Boston, NJ: Pearson/Allyn Bacon. [...]
[...] This understanding can be similarly parallel to the comprehension of cultures socially, nationally and globally. Their exists a wide variety of amazing cultural customs that may be considered strange and even incorrect in individuals who may not be use to other's customs due to being raised different. These circumstances can cause ambivalent feelings of emotions and confusing thoughts; however it does not deem either set of cultures wrong or right. Cross-cultural psychology studies and analyzes the effects that various cultural customs may have on individuals, and helps understand and improve the connection from culture to culture, while advocating in cultural diversity within a community or society (Shiraev & Levy, 2010) . [...]
[...] In conclusion cross-cultural psychology can be as diverse and extensive in methods, perspectives, and findings as the cultures that are being studied with. Cross-cultural psychology researches and explains the influences that various cultural customs may have on people, and advocates in linking cross- culture influences while studying cultural diversity within a society. Cultural psychology focuses mainly on the influence of one's own culture pertaining to behavior, thought process, and perception. Although cultural and cross-cultural psychology is respectively different fields of psychology, they share many common grounds and are able to aid in progressive research. [...]
[...] (2012,January). Personality and culture: Cross-cultural psychology at the next crossroads . Swiss Journal of Psychology, 5-12. doi:http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1024 /1421-0185/a000069 Cheung, F. (2012,November). Mainstreaming culture in psychology. The American Psychologist, 721-730. doi: 10.1037 /a0029876 Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. [...]
[...] Additionally in cross-cultural methodology, quantitative research is used significantly. The methods of quantitative research measure and compare observable amounts of human behavior or action. Empirical, measurable, and scalable data such as measures of tendency, mode, median, and the mean of specific information dictate the findings and conclusion of studies in qualitative research. To effectively measure the findings and data, four different types of measurement scales are used which include ordinal, nominal, ratio and interval (Shiraev & Levy, 2010) Shiraev & Levy, 2010). [...]
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