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Humans speak thousands of different languages, have drastically different systems of grouping and naming features of the natural world, and have a bewildering number of social norms. Underlying this variation in cognition and behaviour is the human capacity for culture. This course overviews the scope and limits of cross-cultural variation in human psychology, highlights the importance of culture in psychological research, and discusses the implications of cultural diversity in modern societies, including Aotearoa.
On successful completion of this course, students should:1. Appreciate the ways that human psychology shows both diversity and convergence across world cultures. 2. Have the ability to reflect on and identify one’s own cultural assumptions. 3. Be able to identify, critically evaluate, and describe cultural assumptions in psychological studies.4. Understand and describe the major contemporary theories on how culture and cognition interact.5. Gain experience providing evidence-based contributions to group discussions.6. Be able to critically evaluate, edit, and improve text produced by generative AI.
PSYC206
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Joseph William Harry Watts
There are no required textbooks for this course. Assigned readings for lectures/labs will be provided online via AKO|LEARN. Students should read the assigned readings before each lecture.
Domestic fee $1,036.00
International fee $5,188.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .