PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Meritocracy, Impression Formation, Extraversion And Introversion

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An ever-changing, constructive, stimulus which shapes the way individuals perceiver and contribute to the world: ever-changing: dynamic. [culture changes: constructive: influenced by members of the culture: [you affect your culture, shapes: influences members of the culture: how culture affects you. Nationality - the country you were born in. Identification- shared identity of group members [important moderater. doesn"t mean you are defined by it] Meaning system: symbols, language, experiences all shared among the members of the same culture. Metaphysics: beliefs about the world, universe, and existence. Individualist cultures: emphasize personal achievement, even at the expense of others. Collectivist cultures: emphasizes social roles and collective responsibilities, even at the expense of the individual. Measure them as separate dimensions, a dicatimy doesn"t work. Usually see them as opposites but they don"t have to be: political climate. Political structure greatly constrains behaviour and cultural expression. Sometimes government change can extinguish a culture: religious beliefs: Dominant religious beliefs characterize a culture"s moral reasoning and motivations.

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