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Social and cultural competency
The paper reflects on cultural and social competency. Social competence is defined as a
state of possessing emotional, social, behaviors, and intellectual skills that are needed by an on the other hand (...: On the other hand But
Research reflection
Tamika Kelly
Jessica Louis
PSY-362
4/23/2021
individual to succeed in society (Collie, 2020). It entails emotional, social, behaviors, and
cognitive skills that children desire for social adaptation. On the other hand, cultural competency
refers to an individual’s ability to effectively interact with people of different cultures. Cultural
competence comprises the following components: being aware of your cultural worldview,
individuals’ attitude towards cultural differences, knowledge of distinct cultural practices, and
cross-cultural skills (Collie, 2020). Cultural competency enables distinct organizations to labor in
cross-cultural situations based on behaviors, skills, attitudes, and policies.
Importance of social and cultural competence
The importance of social competence in terms of social psychological research is that it
enables children to socialize or interact with their friends in different contexts and ways to
maintain excellent relationships with adults and their peers, both of which are significant for
success in school and other areas (Collie, 2020). Cultural competence is important in terms of
social psychological research as it ensures that researchers interact effectively with other
researchers and participants, enhances adequate interpretation and analysis of results based on
the population impact, and ensures appropriate engagement in implementation and study design.
Psychological concept and its significance
An example of a social psychological concept that is capable of being understood from a
cross-cultural perspective is social cognition. Social cognition entails how people process, apply
and store information concerning other people as well as social situations (Gilovich et al., 2018) .
Social cognition can also be expressed as a process that involves individual perception towards
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other people and how we end up knowing other people in the world surrounding us. The concept
can be understood from a cross-cultural perspective as it entails an individual’s perception of the
people belonging to other cultures—cultural competency matters when researching social
cognition because it aids people to understand the participants and interact effectively. People
who have cultural competency are likely to interpret the labels of other cultures skilfully, thus
ensuring that the original perception of other people concerning those cultures does not affect
their results in social cognition research (Gilovich et al., 2018) . Cultural competence helps in
eliminating errors in the judgment of other cultures or people. Cultural competence helps
researchers to understand what aspects of life can contribute to social cognition in a certain
society.
Problems of neglecting cross-cultural perspectives
Neglection of cross-cultural perspectives in the research can result in a variety of
problems. One problem is the conflict between the researchers and the different cultures of
people during exploration (Lekas, Pahl & Fuller Lewis, 2020). An example of this situation is
where some cultures value privacy and confidentiality in giving out certain information
concerning themselves or their cultures, while in others, there is freedom in sharing information.
If the researchers ignore the cross-cultural perspectives, conflicts may arise between them and
their participants due to differences in the values. Another problem that may arise if cross-
cultural perspectives are ignored in research is miscommunication (Lekas, Pahl & Fuller Lewis,
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2020). An example of this situation is where some cultures have a particular protocol or language
of communication, the members of a specific culture (participants) may fail to engage the
researchers. This may be due to the language barrier or failure to observe certain communication
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principles as per the participants' culture. The knowledge of cross-cultural perspectives is
therefore essential in ensuring that the social psychological research is successful.
Conclusion
Conclusively, cultural and social competence are essential in social psychological
research. Without social and cultural competencies, it would be challenging for people to interact
effectively due to confusion and conflicts, which may be a result of their differences. Different
cultures have different views of issues and behaviors; hence being knowledgeable on their way
of life would be able to avoid the problems that may arise while carrying social psychological
research.
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References
Gilovich, T., Keltner, D., Chen, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2018). Social Psychology (Fifth
International Student Edition). WW Norton & Company.
Collie, R. J. (2020). Social and emotional competence: advancing understanding of what, for
whom, and when. Educational Psychology, 40(6), 663–665. https://doi-
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org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/01443410.2020.1775936 Lekas, H.-M., Pahl, K., & Fuller Lewis, C. (2020). Rethinking Cultural Competence: Shifting to
Cultural Humility. Health Services Insights, 1–4. https://doi-
org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1178632920970580
