PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Paul Ekman, Cortisol, Field Experiment
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How people see the world is a product of their cultural background might not even. > cartoons - the middleman would be rated as less happy in collectivist cultures because they take into account the whole story, not just the individual man. Self-construal scale: independent self-construal: view themselves as independent and separate from the community, interdependent self-construal: view the self as interconnected. Individualistic = cultures with practices and customs that encourage individuals to. Emphasis on how individuals are distinct between eachother. prioritize own goals over collective goals usa emphasize group over individual goals china. Collectivistic = cultures with practices and customs that encourage individuals to. Emphasis on social harmony and social ties. Japanese baseball: they enjoy a good tie they don"t want others to feel too ashamed. Mean levels of individualism (highest in the usa) Drawbacks of looking at mean levels for culture analysis: Rank orderings from different studies tend to correlate poorly with eachother.
