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big1devin · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Provide a brief description of the four major perspectives in social psychology. Put them in order from the most proximate levels of explanation to the ultimate levels of explanation for social behavior.

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Question 2

Both the evolutionary perspective and the sociocultural perspective focus on cross-cultural research. How do these two perspectives differ in their focus on culture? Why do they take different approaches to cross-cultural research?

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Mollythedog · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Students should briefly describe each and then describe how they progress from the most ultimate (evolutionary) to the most proximate (social cognitive).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The major difference is that evolutionary theorists focus more on cultural universals, whereas cross-cultural researchers emphasize differences. They do this primarily because they look to different kinds of explanations for social behavior (universal versus culture-specific).