| 1 | # Psychology Knowledge Set v1 (Cultural Adaptation Rules) |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Set: 18 cards. |
| 4 | Focus: cross-cultural validity, transfer limits, and safe operational routing for psychology domain. |
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| 6 | --- |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ## Card 01 |
| 9 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-141 |
| 10 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-evidence |
| 11 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 12 | - confidence: `high` |
| 13 | - signal: adapted psychological interventions outperform unadapted delivery in many target populations |
| 14 | - action: require adaptation plan when deploying across culture/language boundaries |
| 15 | - transfer_boundary: adaptation must preserve intervention core mechanisms |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## Card 02 |
| 18 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-142 |
| 19 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-evidence |
| 20 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 21 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 22 | - signal: adaptation impact differs by treatment vs prevention contexts |
| 23 | - action: tag intended use-case before estimating expected effect size |
| 24 | - transfer_boundary: no direct effect-size copy between use-case classes |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ## Card 03 |
| 27 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-143 |
| 28 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-guidelines |
| 29 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 30 | - confidence: `high` |
| 31 | - signal: clinician/analyst bias influences interpretation and framing |
| 32 | - action: perform explicit bias-and-position check before high-stakes interpretation |
| 33 | - transfer_boundary: skip-check invalidates confidence level |
| 34 | |
| 35 | ## Card 04 |
| 36 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-144 |
| 37 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-guidelines |
| 38 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 39 | - confidence: `high` |
| 40 | - signal: identity categories are fluid and intersectional |
| 41 | - action: avoid rigid single-axis labels in inference |
| 42 | - transfer_boundary: categorical reduction is prohibited for complex cases |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ## Card 05 |
| 45 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-145 |
| 46 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-assessment |
| 47 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 48 | - confidence: `high` |
| 49 | - signal: structured cultural interviews improve context capture and rapport |
| 50 | - action: use CFI-like question blocks before final interpretation |
| 51 | - transfer_boundary: structured interview does not replace clinical judgment |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ## Card 06 |
| 54 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-146 |
| 55 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-assessment |
| 56 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 57 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 58 | - signal: session-time concerns reduce uptake of cultural assessment |
| 59 | - action: apply minimal-core module first, expand only when needed |
| 60 | - transfer_boundary: minimal module is triage, not full formulation |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ## Card 07 |
| 63 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-147 |
| 64 | - world: psychology.global-implementation |
| 65 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 66 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 67 | - signal: implementation failures often come from context mismatch, not just model weakness |
| 68 | - action: run local system mapping before rollout |
| 69 | - transfer_boundary: no rollout when supervision/support chain is undefined |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ## Card 08 |
| 72 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-148 |
| 73 | - world: psychology.global-implementation |
| 74 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 75 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 76 | - signal: socio-political context affects intervention uptake and ethics |
| 77 | - action: add ethics/power note to deployment decision |
| 78 | - transfer_boundary: transfer denied if ethical-space constraints are unknown |
| 79 | |
| 80 | ## Card 09 |
| 81 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-149 |
| 82 | - world: psychology.language-routing |
| 83 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 84 | - confidence: `high` |
| 85 | - signal: existential/meaning terms shift semantics across languages |
| 86 | - action: perform semantic co-translation for core terms |
| 87 | - transfer_boundary: literal term transfer is unsafe without local validation |
| 88 | |
| 89 | ## Card 10 |
| 90 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-150 |
| 91 | - world: psychology.language-routing |
| 92 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 93 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 94 | - signal: same symptom narrative has different social acceptability framing by country |
| 95 | - action: separate symptom signal from social label before response |
| 96 | - transfer_boundary: local stigma profile required for final phrasing |
| 97 | |
| 98 | ## Card 11 |
| 99 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-151 |
| 100 | - world: psychology.transfer-governance |
| 101 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 102 | - confidence: `high` |
| 103 | - signal: teams attempt to export one-country template globally |
| 104 | - action: enforce `global -> local -> conflict-check -> fallback` |
| 105 | - transfer_boundary: no country export without local adaptation log |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ## Card 12 |
| 108 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-152 |
| 109 | - world: psychology.transfer-governance |
| 110 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 111 | - confidence: `high` |
| 112 | - signal: uncertainty is hidden to appear decisive |
| 113 | - action: require explicit uncertainty label for mixed evidence |
| 114 | - transfer_boundary: hidden uncertainty blocks policy promotion |
| 115 | |
| 116 | ## Card 13 |
| 117 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-153 |
| 118 | - world: psychology.risk-management |
| 119 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 120 | - confidence: `high` |
| 121 | - signal: high-sensitivity topics (identity/trauma/politics) enter interpretation flow |
| 122 | - action: downgrade from interpretive confidence and switch to safety-first language |
| 123 | - transfer_boundary: no speculative motive attribution in high-sensitivity zone |
| 124 | |
| 125 | ## Card 14 |
| 126 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-154 |
| 127 | - world: psychology.risk-management |
| 128 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 129 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 130 | - signal: disagreement escalates when meaning and values are conflated |
| 131 | - action: split factual disagreement from value disagreement explicitly |
| 132 | - transfer_boundary: unresolved value conflict requires neutral fallback |
| 133 | |
| 134 | ## Card 15 |
| 135 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-155 |
| 136 | - world: psychology.domain-ops |
| 137 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 138 | - confidence: `high` |
| 139 | - signal: domain knowledge drifts without refresh cadence |
| 140 | - action: schedule periodic validation refresh on modern reviews |
| 141 | - transfer_boundary: stale evidence flags downgrade confidence automatically |
| 142 | |
| 143 | ## Card 16 |
| 144 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-156 |
| 145 | - world: psychology.domain-ops |
| 146 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 147 | - confidence: `high` |
| 148 | - signal: domain completion is claimed without closure criteria |
| 149 | - action: require DoD checklist + index sync + maintenance policy |
| 150 | - transfer_boundary: no "done" status without all three artifacts |
| 151 | |
| 152 | ## Card 17 |
| 153 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-157 |
| 154 | - world: psychology.dialogue-safety |
| 155 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 156 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 157 | - signal: interpretive language causes defensive shutdown |
| 158 | - action: switch to observable-event phrasing and collaborative hypothesis testing |
| 159 | - transfer_boundary: avoid deep-model terms when alliance is unstable |
| 160 | |
| 161 | ## Card 18 |
| 162 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-158 |
| 163 | - world: psychology.dialogue-safety |
| 164 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 165 | - confidence: `high` |
| 166 | - signal: context compression risk in long sessions corrupts nuance |
| 167 | - action: keep compact domain-status artifact and resumable checklist |
| 168 | - transfer_boundary: continuation must start from status artifact, not memory alone |
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| 172 | ## Source Footing (Cross-Cultural Pass) |
| 173 | |
| 174 | - Meta/systematic reviews on culturally adapted interventions. |
| 175 | - Multicultural guidelines baseline (intersectionality/context lens). |
| 176 | - CFI feasibility/utility studies. |
| 177 | - mhGAP implementation literature on culture/context constraints. |
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