PSY 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tunxis Community College, Collectivism, Motivation

• School: Tunxis Community College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 240
• Professor: Marselle

Document Summary

The nature of self is a function of the culture that it develops in. although people everywhere refer to self in connection to their body, the characteristics associated with self, or our identity, vary in different cultures. In japan the nail that stands out gets pounded down . In individualistic societies (canada) the self is viewed as an independent entity unique characteristics -> abilities, values, motivations. Independent self- construal: a conception of the self as autonomous and independent from others, and behaving primarily to express its own internal attributes (more common in western societies- north america, western europe) Interdependent self- construal: a conception of the self as connected to others, with its behavior contingent on the values, thoughts and preferences of others. The self is more meaningful in a relationship and is connected to the whole. - more common in south america, asian and africian societies.