Culture and Mental Illness A recent study1 examining the link between schizophrenia and culture interviewed 60 people who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and who heard voices in their heads. The participants were evenly split between the US, India, and Ghana, and each was interviewed to determine whether the voices were mostly negative or mostly neutral or mostly positive. The results are shown in the table below. "Learned cultural expectations about the nature of mind and self" appear to influence how the voices are perceived. US India Ghana Total Negative 14 4 2 20 Neutral 6 3 2 11 Positive 0 13 16 29 Total 20 20 20 60 Round your answers to three decimal places. (a) What proportion of all the participants felt that the voices are mostly negative? Enter your answer in accordance to item (a) of the question statement (b) What proportion of all US participants felt that the voices are mostly negative? Enter your answer in accordance to item (b) of the question statement (c) What proportion of non-US participants felt that the voices are mostly negative? Enter your answer in accordance to item (c) of the question statement (d) What proportion of participants hearing positive voices are from the US? Enter your answer in accordance to item (d) of the question statement (e) Does culture appear to be associated with how voices are perceived by people with schizophrenia? Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (e) of the question statement
Culture and Mental Illness
A recent study1 examining the link between schizophrenia and culture interviewed 60 people who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and who heard voices in their heads. The participants were evenly split between the US, India, and Ghana, and each was interviewed to determine whether the voices were mostly negative or mostly neutral or mostly positive. The results are shown in the table below. "Learned cultural expectations about the nature of mind and self" appear to influence how the voices are perceived.
| US | India | Ghana | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Neutral | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Positive | 0 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Round your answers to three decimal places.
(a) What proportion of all the participants felt that the voices are mostly negative?
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(b) What proportion of all US participants felt that the voices are mostly negative?
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(c) What proportion of non-US participants felt that the voices are mostly negative?
Enter your answer in accordance to item (c) of the question statement
(d) What proportion of participants hearing positive voices are from the US?
Enter your answer in accordance to item (d) of the question statement
(e) Does culture appear to be associated with how voices are perceived by people with schizophrenia?
Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (e) of the question statement
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