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PSY101
Introduction to Cultural Psychology Unit Information and Learning Guide
September Trimester, 2020
Unit Coordinator: Olivia Monson Discipline of Psychology
Email: [email protected]
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Unit Information
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PSY101
Introduction to Cultural Psychology
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Introduction Welcome to PSY101 Introduction to Cultural Psychology
This unit is a Part I, 3-point unit offered within the Psychology program.
Unit Description This unit demonstrates the interdependent nature of human psychology and culture; how
psychological processes and human behaviour are influenced by culture, and how culture is
influenced by individuals and groups. It examines the relationship between culture and many
of the topics that will be studied in future units such as developmental processes, cognition,
personality and psychological disorders. The unit also introduces students to social
psychological principles around group norms, stereotyping, and interactions within and
between groups.
Prerequisites and Exclusions No prerequisites
Exclusions: Students who have successfully completed PSY145 Introduction to Psychology
and Culture OR PSY201 Community Psychology OR S227 Culture and Behaviour OR
PSY246 Psychology: Culture and Community may not enroll in this unit for credit.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
Unit aims
The broad aim of this unit is to develop a critical awareness of the impact of cultural
contexts/factors on one's own beliefs and values, and on the psychological and behavioural
tendencies of others.
Learning outcomes for the unit
On successful completion of the unit you should be able to:
1. Engage in critical thinking about culture and assess the complexities of cultural influences on our behaviour.
2. Identify the influence of social norms (e.g., gender) in our society. 3. Recognise the “cultural lenses” through which we view society and examine biases and
selective perceptions.
4. Identify the influence of cultural context on psychological theories and practices. 5. Identify problems that beset attempts at intercultural communication, and the challenges
that face those who move between cultures and sub-cultures.
6. Classify and define research methods that are used in cross-cultural psychological research.
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7. Write a research report demonstrating formal academic writing practices used in psychology.
Graduate attributes developed in the unit This unit will also contribute to the development of the following Murdoch University
Graduate Attributes.
1. Social justice: An acknowledgment of and respect for equality of opportunity, individual and civic responsibility, other cultures and times, and an appreciation of
cultural diversity.
2. Communication: The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a range of contexts using speaking skills, listening skills, reading skills, writing skills
and information and communication technology skills.
3. Critical and creative thinking: The ability to collect, analyse and evaluate information and ideas and solve problems by developing research skills and
thinking clearly, critically and creatively.
4. Social interaction: A capacity to relate to and collaborate with others to exchange views and ideas and to achieve desired outcomes through teamwork, negotiation and
conflict resolution.
5. Independent and lifelong learning: A capacity to be a self-directed learner and thinker and to study and work independently by using organisational and time
management skills.
6. Global perspective: An awareness of and respect for the social, biological, cultural and economic interdependence of global life.
7. Ethics: An awareness of and sensitivity to ethics and ethical standards on interpersonal and social levels, and within a field of study and/or profession.
8. Interdisciplinarity: A capacity to acquire knowledge and understanding of fields of study beyond Psychology.
9. In-depth knowledge of a field of study: knowledge of the role of culture on many fields of psychology.
Unit Coordinator Your coordinator for PSY101: Introduction to Cultural Psychology is Olivia Monson,
Discipline of Psychology
Contact details
Email: [email protected]
NOTE:
My preferred method of contact is email. Please include your full name, your student number,
your lecturer’s name, and the class name (PSY 101) in all correspondence. Please also include
the class name in the subject heading.
I will also use the announcement board of the LMS site, as well as email, to contact you so please
keep an eye on LMS and your email.
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Technical Help For technical difficulties with LMS contact the Student Helpdesk:
In case you are unable to contact your unit coordinator, please contact
Important note on the use of the Internet The internet often provides a rich resource for additional information on issues taken up in
university units. However, while there is much useful material on the web, there is also much
worthless material, and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the two, just as it is with
printed sources. Unsigned material, material from unidentifiable sources and material
produced by people with no particular qualifications in the area should be avoided.
In this unit, then:
1. Internet sources should never be used as a substitute for the readings listed for the unit
2. In particular, since it does not require any expertise on the part of its contributors, the internet encyclopaedia,
Wikipedia, may not be used in this unit as a reference.
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How to study this unit You will be successful in this unit if you:
1. Read the Unit Outline and Learning Guide carefully
2. Come to each lecture and tutorial prepared – that is having read the required readings and completed any necessary tasks including online activities
3. Dedicate an appropriate amount of time to complete your assignments
Time commitment and attendance
As this is a 3-credit point unit, we expect you to spend on average 12.5 hours per week for the
12 weeks of this teaching period (or 150 hours overall) working on this unit.
Lectures and Tutorials There are 12 x 2 hour sessions, which will be a combination of lecture and tutorial.
The content covered in each lecture and tutorial is outlined in the Learning Guide below. Note
that these schedules can sometimes vary (with some overlap between topics), depending on the
amount of information that needs to be covered in each week.
Tutorials will consist of group based discussions and activities designed to help you with
understanding of the content and assignments.
Attendance
Attendance at lectures and tutorials is not a mandatory requirement; however, it is strongly
recommended in order to ensure that you have the information necessary for successful
completion of each assessment.
Furthermore in order to receive marks for Assessment 1 you will need to attend sessions 4, 8
and 12 (see details in section 4).
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TWO
Unit Timetable This timetable will help you to plan your study over the semester.
Session Lecture Readings Online activities Tutorial Assessment
1 Introduction: What is
cross-cultural
psychology?
Textbook
(Matsumoto &
Juang): Chapter 1
• Unit guide quiz
• Dimensions of culture activity
Tutorial 1
2 Research methods &
Enculturation
Textbook:
Chapter 2 & 3 • APA Lab report
writing activity
Tutorial 2
3 Self & Identity
Textbook: Chapter 5 and
Bochner (1994)
article (available on LMS)
• Self-concept activity
Tutorial 3
4 Personality
Textbook:
Chapter 6 • Personality
activity Conducting
research
Tutorial 4 Glossary: Chapters
1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 Due Friday 25th
September 5pm
5 Developmental
Processes
Textbook:
Chapter 4 • Tutorial 5
Lab report plan
Friday 2nd October 5pm
6 Gender & Emotion Textbook:
Chapter 7 & 9 • Note taking and
synthesizing ideas
• Managing resources and
references
Tutorial 6
7 Cognition Textbook:
Chapter 8 • Perception
activity
Tutorial 7
8 Language and
Communication
Textbook:
Chapter 10
Tutorial 8
Glossary: Chapters
4, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Due Friday 23rd
October 5pm
9 Health Textbook:
Chapters 11
Tutorial 9
10 Psychological Disorders and
Treatment
Textbook:
Chapter 12 & 13
Tutorial 10
11 Social Behaviour Textbook:
Chapters 14 • Human Rights
activity
Tutorial 11 Lab report
Due Monday 9th
November 5pm
12 Organizations &
Unit Summary
Textbook:
Chapter 15 • Hofstede’s
dimensions
activity
Tutorial 12 Glossary: Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15
Due Friday 20th
November, 5pm
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THREE
Resources for the Unit
Unit materials
Essential textbook
Matsumoto, D., & Juang, L. (2017). Culture and Psychology (6th ed.).
Mason OH: Wadsworth Cengage Learning Inc.
Burton, L. (2018). An interactive approach to writing essays and research
reports in psychology (4th ed.). Milton, Qld: John Wiley & Sons
Online resources
LMS
The LMS login page (MyUnits) for online access to your units is at
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/students/myunits/
On the ‘MyUnits’ page select ‘LOGIN’. Type in your student number and
then your Murdoch Password. This should have been sent to you in the
mail. Logging into LMS is case sensitive so your Murdoch password must
be typed exactly as it is printed.
Echo
Echo can be accessed from LMS.
Library resources
Electronic Reserve
For unit-specific eReserve and Reserve information, click on ‘My Unit
Readings’ on the Library home page.
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FOUR
Assessment Processes
University policy on assessment Assessment for this unit is conducted in accordance with the Assessment Policy.
Assessment Components: There are four assessment components in PSY101:
Assessment 1:
Glossaries
Due: Sept 25th, October 23rd and
Nov 20th (see page 9)
Submitted electronically by 5pm
5%
Assessment 2:
Lab report plan
750 words
Due: Friday 2nd October
Submitted electronically by 5pm
15%
Assessment 3:
Lab report
1500 words
Due: Monday 9th November
Submitted electronically by 5pm.
40%
Final exam
Multiple choice and short answer
During the assessment period 40%
Assessment details Your lecturer will explain in detail what is required for each assignment and you will spend
time in tutorials learning about how to write a lab report (Assessment 3). A marking guide for
the lab report plan and lab report are at the end of this guide.
Detailed information is also provided in the pages that follow.
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Assessment 1: Glossary, 5%
Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4 & 5
Throughout the semester you are required to construct your own glossary of terms from the text
book content. As you do the readings each week you need to write down unfamiliar words,
terms and phrases as you come across them, find out what they mean and then write down the
meaning in your own words. The aim of this assessment is to ensure that you keep up with the
readings and to help you construct a useful study tool for when it comes time to prepare for the
exam.
You must submit your glossary online via LMS by the dates below. You are expected to have
at least 5 words per chapter.
Your glossary should cover the text book chapters as follows;
Sept 25th 5pm Chapters 1, 2, 3 5 & 6
October 23rd 5pm Chapters 4, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Nov 20th 5pm Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15
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In session 1 you will participate in an activity that generates data relating to
a Cultural Psychology topic. The data will then form the basis of
Assessments 2 &3.
Assessment 2: Lab Report plan, 15%
Learning outcomes 6 & 7
This assessment is to help you prepare for the introduction of your lab report. The
requirements will be covered in detail in the tutorials.
750 words
Your plan needs to include the following;
i. A statement of the topic that you are researching
ii. Reference details for 5 peer reviewed journal articles and a short statement of how each
article is relevant to the topic
iii. A statement of the specific aims of your study
iv. Clearly stated hypotheses
If you need help with finding journal articles the following links are a good place to start:
http://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/psych
http://library.murdoch.edu.au/Students/Develop-your-research-skills/
Assignments should be formatting following the conventions of the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association (APA). The conventions of either the 6th Edition (2010)
or 7th edition (2019) may be followed; however, you must consistently follow either the 6th or
7th edition throughout your assignment. Guidelines on using APA style can be obtained from
the following sources: Murdoch Library website: http://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/APA
Assessment 3: Lab report, 40%
Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4, 6 & 7
1500 words (word count does not include abstract or references)
A lab report (referred to as a research report in the Burton textbook) is a standardised method
of communicating research activity. The clearly structured sections of a lab report are useful to
both researchers and readers. Researchers can accurately recount their research activity and
readers can follow the rationale behind the study, how it was conducted, what the results were
and the implications of the findings.
You will generate data in tutorials 1 & 2, and be given information on the topic in tutorial 3.
Your lab report must include the following sections:
• Title
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Method i. Participants
ii. Apparatus and Materials iii. Procedure
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• Results
• Discussion
• References
• Appendix (if appropriate)
Building on the lab report plan and the feedback provided you will write a 1500 word report on
the topic and data covered in tutorial 1.
Final Exam: 40%
Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4, 5 & 6
A final exam designed to assess your knowledge of all the material covered in the course will
be held in the assessment period. The exam will be multi-choice and short essay. The exam
questions will cover the content of the lectures, tutorials and the relevant sections from your
text book.
The exam will be delivered online via LMS.
Please note that past examination papers for this unit are not available.
Students have a right to see their marked examination papers following publication of unit
grades. However, this request should be considered for review purposes only. We take care in
ensuring marks for the examination are correct, and consequently it is highly unlikely that a
review will result in an increase in the final mark.
Electronic assignment submission Your lab report plan and lab report will be submitted electronically through the LMS page for
this unit. They should be submitted in Microsoft Word or similar.
Use a filename which follows the convention:
Unit code, assessment number or title, the first three characters of your last name, your first
initial and your student number.
e.g. PSY101LabreportAdaJ12345678 for student Jane Adams.
More information about how to avoid plagiarism is contained within the Murdoch Academic
Passport (MAP) unit https://moodleprod.murdoch.edu.au/course/view.php?id=2684 .
University policies on academic integrity can be accessed
here: http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Educational-technologies/What-you-need-to-know/
Deadlines and Extension Requests To ensure fairness across students, penalties will be applied to late submission of assignments.
There will be a 1% deduction for each day the assignment is overdue for up to five days
(maximum of 5%), unless an extension is sought and approved. Assessment extensions are not
guaranteed to be considered if requested after an assessment’s due date. If the assessment is
submitted in excess of 5 days after the due date, it will be worth 0 marks.
Example:
Matt submits his essay late. He has not been granted an extension on the due date.
If he submits his essay 1 day late, he loses 1% of available marks. 1% of 45 available marks =
0.45. So, if his essay was marked as a 30, his mark after late penalty would be 29.55.
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If Matt submits his essay 3 days late, he loses 3% of available marks. 3% of 45 available marks
= 1.35. So, if his essay was marked as a 30, his mark after late penalty would be 28.65.
If Matt submits his essay 6 days late, he loses 100% of available marks, so his mark after late
penalty would be 0.
Submission deadlines should be strictly adhered to. Extensions are rarely granted, usually only
for medical reasons or extreme personal difficulties, and may require the sighting of a medical
certificate or other appropriate documentary evidence. Pressure of work will not be regarded as
a sufficient reason for granting an extension. Extensions should be applied for at least one week
in advance of the submission dates.
If, after consultation with your instructor, you decide to proceed with your request, the
‘Application for Extension of Assessment’ form can be downloaded from LMS and, when
completed, forwarded to the Psychology Offshore Course Coordinator, Dr Andrea Steele
([email protected]). Only electronic copies of this form will be accepted, so please do
not submit hard copies.
Word limits Where assignments carry a word limit that limit is the maximum number of words you are
allowed for the assignment. As such, for assignments that are in excess of the word limit
markers have been instructed to stop reading once the limit is reached and to mark the section
of the assignment that is within the word limit as though it is the complete assignment. There is
NO leeway above the word limit, as some units or courses allow. The word limit is measured
from the start to the end of your assessment excluding the title, abstract, reference list, and
appendices. For convenience, the word count should be what is produced by a computer word
processor’s word count, that is, any letter or string of letters followed by a space or punctuation
mark counts as one word, this includes in-text references.
Determination of the final grade
Notation Grade Percentage Range
HD High Distinction 80 – 100
D Distinction 70 – 79
C Credit 60 – 69
P Pass 50 – 59
N Fail Below 50
DNS Fail Fail, the student failed to
participate in assessment
components that had a
combined weighting of 50%
or more of the final mark.
SA Supplementary Assignment 40 - 49*
SX Supplementary Exam 40 - 49*
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*The award of SA or SX shall be at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator
The final grade is determined by simply adding the component marks. There is no requirement
to pass all components to pass the unit; a pass in the unit requires that you receive 50% or over
when the component marks are summed.
Dishonesty in Assessment and Academic Integrity All work submitted must be yours and yours alone. The university has serious penalties for
dishonesty relating to assessment (e.g., plagiarism and collusion). We strongly recommend that
you read the details of the University’s policies on these matters, which can be accessed
through the Unit Welcome Page. It is important that you do this because, whilst you may not
set out to deliberately cheat, you may not clearly understand what is, and is not, considered to
be acceptable by the University. Assignment 4a is also designed to help you understand this.
Murdoch University encourages its students and staff to pursue the highest standards of
integrity in all academic activity. Academic integrity involves behaving ethically and honestly
in scholarship and relies on respect for others’ ideas through proper acknowledgment and
referencing of publications.
Lack of academic integrity, including the examples listed below, can lead to serious penalties.
Plagiarism Inappropriate or inadequate acknowledgement of original work
including:
• Material copied word for word without any acknowledgement of its source
• Material paraphrased without appropriate acknowledgement of its source
• Images, designs, experimental results, computer code etc. used or adapted without acknowledgement of the source.
Ghost writing An assignment written by a third party and represented by a student
as her or his own work.
Collusion Material copied from another student’s assignment with her or his
knowledge.
Purloining Material copied from another student’s assignment or work without
that person’s knowledge.
As previously stated in section 4 the Murdoch University uses software called Urkund, a
pattern-matching system designed to compare work submitted by students with other sources
from the internet, journals/periodicals, and previous submissions. Its primary purpose is to
detect any submitted work that is not original and provide a thorough comparison between the
submitted document and the original sources.
More information about how to avoid plagiarism is contained within the Murdoch Academic
Passport (MAP) unit https://moodleprod.murdoch.edu.au/course/view.php?id=2684 .
University policies on academic integrity can be accessed
here: http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Educational-technologies/What-you-need-to-know/
Lab report plan template and marking guide
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(please follow the structure below)
i. A statement of the topic that you are researching: 40%
• Introduce the broad topic that is being addressed, identify and define the relevant constructs and explain potential relationships between constructs
ii. The reference details of 5 peer reviewed journal articles and a brief
statement of how each article is relevant to the topic: 30%
6% per article
• APA style referencing (3%)
• Brief statement of relevance (3%)
Use the following format:
Author, F. M., & Author, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. doi:
Example:
Bochner, S. (1994). Cross-cultural differences in the self concept: A test of Hofstede's
individualism/collectivism distinction. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 25(2), 273-283.
doi:10.1177/0022022194252007.
iii. A statement of the specific aims of your study: 15%
• All variables need to be identified
• Nature of relationship between variables
iv. Clearly stated hypotheses: 15%
• Needs 3 hypotheses
Lab Report checklist
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Name:_______________________________________________ Topic:________________
☺ Title Present
Conveys topic of report
Abstract Present
Summarises purpose, method, results & interpretation
Appropriate length & style
Introduction Identifies general topic of investigation
Moves from general to specific issues
Indicates the motivation for the present study
Adequate definition of key terms
Adequately describes relevant theory/ theories
Relates relevant findings from previous research to theory
Develops logical rationale for present study
Clearly states hypotheses/research questions
Method Participants/Materials/Procedure sections present
Appropriate information in each section
Adequate description of participant characteristics
All relevant materials mentioned
Adequate description of materials
Indicates what constructs tests/tasks were intended to measure
Indicates which task used which materials
Adequate description of procedure
Results Results presented in logical sequence
Reports descriptive statistics appropriately
Interprets descriptive statistics appropriately
Reports inferential statistics appropriately
Interprets inferential statistics appropriately
States explicitly why statistics were calculated
Does not repeat same information in text/tables/figures
APA style tables (if applicable)
APA style figures (if applicable)
Appropriate reference to figures and tables in text (if applicable) Appropriate decisions about significance
☺
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Discussion Describes how present findings relate to hypotheses
Describes how consistent present findings are with previous research.
Suggests reasons for similarities/differences in findings from previous research
Discusses methodological strengths & what alternative interpretations they rule out
Discusses methodological weaknesses & what alternative interpretations they fail to rule out
Discusses theoretical implications of findings and draws conclusions supported by evidence
Makes sensible, specific suggestions for future research
References Evidence of adequate background reading
All points other than the author’s own referenced (as appropriate)
In-text referencing in APA style
End references in APA style
All in-text references appear in reference list
Only references mentioned in text appear in reference list
Overall Lab report presents a cohesive argument
Evidence provided for all claims made
Findings are fully interpreted
Logical links made between theory & empirical method & results
Considers alternative possible interpretations and offers balanced argument
Communicates points clearly
Coverage of points reflects their importance
Accurate spelling
Correct grammar
Appropriate writing style
Double spacing
Within word limit
Further Comments:
