Deck 2: Multicultural Research Methods

Question 1

Across studies, Oyserman et al. (2002) found ________ to be the most individualistic.

A) African Americans
B) American Indians
C) European Americans
D) Korean Americans

Answer 1

African Americans

Question 2

If a group of Asian Americans is found to have a higher level of alexithymia difficulty reading emotions) than a group of African Americans, the basis of the difference is

A) cultural
B) socioeconomic
C) response style
D) unknown

Answer 2

unknown

Question 3

Questions about ________ have been found to facilitate Asian American women's math performance.

A) single sex vs. coed dorms
B) generational status
C) being a worthy member of a racial group
D) about other people's views of Asian Americans

Answer 3

generational status

Question 4

"Thinking aloud" has been found to facilitate the problem-solving performance of European Americans but interfere with the problem-solving performance of Asian Americans. Thus, thinking aloud does not appear to have ________ equivalence for these two groups.

A) Metric
B) Conceptual
C) Functional
D) Linguistic

Question 5

Which of the following research procedures is least likely to be evidence of cultural competence?

A) Communicating in the participants' native language
B) Assessing the cultural competence of a research team
C) Including a diverse sample
D) Incorporating culture into a research design

Question 6

Qualitative research approaches are likely to emphasize:

A) the consistency of behavior across contexts
B) factor analyses
C) large groups
D) context

Question 7

According to 2007 Pew survey, Internet research samples are likely to be most representative of

A) African Americans
B) Men of all ethnic groups
C) European Americans
D) Latino/a Americans

Question 8

Sue and colleagues (1991) found that clients who were ethnically matched with therapists had better treatment outcomes than clients who were ethnically mismatched with therapists. Ethnic match was a _______ of treatment outcome.

A) mediator
B) moderator
C) disseminator
D) grounded theory

Question 9

Asking someone about what languages they speak before they participate in an experiment is an example of

A) priming
B) natality
C) test bias
D) a poorly designed study

Question 10

College samples are most representative of __________ young adults.

A) European American
B) African American
C) Latino American
D) Asian American