Joseph Henrich coined this term after noticing that most study subjects, such as college students, were “psychologically unusual.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this acronym that refers to the largely American and European populations that are vastly overrepresented in psychological studies despite only making up about 12% of the world population.
ANSWER: WEIRD [accept Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic]
[10m] Researching a greater variety of these constructs can help address WEIRD bias."Ghost sickness and evil eye are psychological syndromes “bound” to these constructs, which shape and are shaped by the mind.
ANSWER: cultures [accept cultural psychology; accept culture-bound syndromes]
[10e] Henrich argued that WEIRD societies are more impersonal due to stricter norms about these groups. The “nuclear” type of these groups predominate in Western society.
ANSWER: families [or the family; accept nuclear families]
<Ethan Ashbrook, Social Science - Psychology> ~20842~ <Editor: Athena Kern>