PSY 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Construals, De-Ice, Malcolm Gladwell
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Whether people are viewed as essentially equal, or different from each other. Story of ben was told to kids in u. s. and kids in india: Ben was going to a wedding and was the best man. The best man has to take the rings, but he loses his wallet and train tickets. The man next to him has a lot of money in his coat pocket. U. s. kids said it"s wrong to steal the money. Indian kids said it"s right to steal the money. It would in fact be wrong to not show up to the wedding, especially if you have the rings. Schweder"s three ethics (i. e. , moral themes that describe the basis for construals that differ by culture) ***there may be combinations and integrations of all of these. Indians and americans both said these are wrong. A man kicks a dog sleeping on the side of the road.
