PSY321H5 Lecture 4: Lecture 4
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Independent view of self vs interdependent view of the self. Independent view: autonomous self, separate from social context, boundary of the ingroup and outgroup is more fluid, other people are distinct autonomous individuals, role of others in their life is self-evaluation. Independent and interdependent self-concept: kanagawa, cross, markus (2001) Is self-enhancement related to independence: research suggests self-enhancement motivation is lower in other (more interdependent) cultures, mexican american compared to european american children, native american to euam uni students, ea compared to euam adults, methods: Cultures: determined by others their perception of you, more easily lost than gained. Promotion orientation: prevention cautious approach, want to avoid losing something, promotion aspiring for gains, wanting to advance oneself, a (cid:272)ulture (cid:449)ith (cid:858)fa(cid:272)e(cid:859) (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e (cid:373)ore fo(cid:272)used i(cid:374) pre(cid:448)e(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g loss, heine 2001b. Japanese and americans come into the lab and receive feedback that they did very well or very poorly on a creativity task.
