PSYC 307 Lecture 14 Challenges for translating materials for research -problems- idioms, schadenfreude-words that exist only in one language Lost in translation -simplest method- collaborated plays single role in deciding whether translated martials are appropriate -back translation-2 translators -consensus method- everything happens in one go, happening because group of translators are in same place, decide together what the best translation is Structure of questionnaire -some concepts have "factor" in their structures Factors- different underlying facets that all relate to one central construct Acculturation Sensation-seeking -variability within same cultural context Structural/context equivalence -whether or not these constructs are understood similarly across different contexts
Factor analysis -how many factors exist in the culture -analysis gives fit index-each FI tells how suitable solution is for the data -which solution fits the data best -imp to establish- because even if they lead to the same place, there is slight difference in them -whatever decision you make as a researcher, you might be creating problems for yourself by removing meaningful variations -you should be able to defend and explain it and establish methodological equivalence -ensure methods are understood in identical ways across cultures -might have to use different methods with different cultures Experimental (slides) -based on group differences -what happens with each group that you manipulate -random assignment -complete control Correlational -you have no control -you don't dictate or assign or -continuous variables -only measuring 2
Quasi-experimental -group based, but cannot assign people to group -groups exist naturally -no control over groups, can only look at relationships Cultural priming -inducing cultural ways of thinking in people not enculturated by the actual cultural group -type of manipulation in cultural psychology -between subjects-each P-randomly assigned to 1 condition -within subjects-each P goes through all conditions -network of cultural 3