View the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KND_bBDE8RQ
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In this video, Dr. Phillip Zimbardo encourages us to be better consumers of would-be facts and theories. research and personalities, values, and talents. Jerome Frank is a research psychologist who discusses the ways that researchers influence and encourage participants in their studies. If we consider his comments and suggestions from a multicultural perspective, what else can we add to his views? Are there some omissions or oversights in his commentary that we find under the multicultural lens?
Examples:
Avoid assuming cause and effect
Be aware of the confounding effects of small subject sample and subject sampling bias
Beware of “science coated journalism” and “pseudo-science” based ideas
One strong influence on our reaction to facts and theories is subjective reality, or the world as we see it. Everyone has a subjective reality which is fully formed by personal experience whether he or she is aware of it or its influence or not. A very interesting thought experiment is to reflect on your own personal experiences . How may these experiences have shaped your subjective reality about cultural difference and diversity? How may these influence your understanding of research across cultures?