Deck 3: Methodological Issues in Ethnic Psychology Research

Question 1

Which type of validity assesses how appropriately a measure reflects a concept based on the culture of a group?

A)Criterion validity
B)Content validity
C)Construct validity
D)Conceptual validity

Answer 1

Construct validity

Question 2

In some Asian cultures, _________ eye contact is an example of a communication style that conveys _______.

A)Direct…deference
B)Fleeting…hostility
C)Avoidance of…respect
D)Breaking…disrespect

Answer 2

Avoidance of…respect

Question 3

When examining intragroup variability, researchers often use the term "__________ of results."

A)Separation
B)Discretion
C)Disaggregation
D)Segregation

Answer 3

Disaggregation

Question 4

Previous findings of sociolinguistic research with bilingual youth suggest that _________.

A)English is the primary language of choice
B)Bilingual youth prefer English in formal settings
C)English is the only language spoken at home
D)Bilingual youth dislike speaking English

Question 5

In the Tuskegee Syphilis study, which of the following concepts were neglected?

A)Informed consent
B)Privacy
C)Freedom to discontinue participation
D)All of the above

Question 6

An important consideration when conducting a study with multilingual populations is to ________.

A)Determine the participant's language preference
B)Refrain from speaking the host country's language
C)Always conduct the interview in person
D)Always use English

Question 7

Which of the following is a method used by researchers studying ethnic minority groups in order to improve the quality of a translation?

A)Disaggregation
B)Back translation
C)Retranslation
D)Double adaptation

Question 8

_________ is the recognition that social and cultural contexts shape human behavior.

A)Privilege
B)Contextualization
C)Socialization
D)Sociocultural analysis

Question 9

Which type of bias describes the influence exerted by the application of an instrument?

A)Construct bias
B)Method bias
C)Item bias
D)Instrumental bias

Question 10

When identifying and describing the participants in a research project, which of the following demographic variables would be most important if you were interested in contextualizing the participants' acculturation experience?

A)Level of involvement with the dominant culture
B)Socio-economic status
C)Age
D)All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements was an issue when translating and adapting the CES-D to Spanish?

A)Properly translating items which do not have similar meanings in other languages
B)Difficulty in finding culturally appropriate translators
C)Gaining approval from the government to translate the CES-D into a different language
D)Dealing with the phonetic differences between English and Spanish

Question 12

_________ infer that behaviors different from what are found in Whites can be explained by limitations of the members in the ethnic group.

A)Racialized models
B)Interdependent models
C)Comparative models
D)Deficit models

Question 13

Which of the following statements was NOT found to be a positive outcome of language concordance?

A)Language concordance between patient and doctor is related to better patient well-being
B)Ethnic similarity between researcher and participant produced higher quality study findings
C)Language concordance between researcher and participant helped establish trust
D)Language concordance between teacher and student decreased the amount of conflict in the classroom

Question 14

If you were a researcher analyzing how the wording of a survey question may be perceived differently across cultures, you would be identifying ________.

A)Construct bias
B)Method bias
C)Item bias
D)Semantic bias

Question 15

________ is the assumption that all members of an ethnic group are similar.

A)Intragroup homogeneity
B)Intragroup heterogeneity
C)In-group biases
D)Racial gloss

Question 16

Jim's mother was born in the US and his father was born in Australia.Soon after his father immigrated to the US and met his mother, Jim was born.Jim is considered a ______ generation.

A)First
B)Second
C)Mixed second
D)Third

Question 17

If you were examining the cultural appropriateness of an instrument, which of the following questions would you NOT ask?

A)Does the instrument reflect the experiences of the sample?
B)Will the measure generate consistent results in the sample size?
C)Will the participants properly understand what is being asked of them?
D)If the participants must perform a behavior, is that behavior part of the regular repertoire of behaviors of the group?

Question 18

Which of the following processes provides a culturally appropriate measurement?

A)Using one language as a standard and translating a measurement into the target language using a "literal" approach.
B)Using the measurement "as is" for all ethnic minority groups
C)Adapting the measurement using double translation
D)All of the above.

Question 19

If you were a researcher examining how properly and accurately a measurement reflects a variable being investigated, you would be determining the measurements' _________.

A)Validity
B)Consistency
C)Biases
D)Reliability