PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes -Prefrontal Cortex, Ingroups And Outgroups, Agreeableness
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Masai and samburu reflected their social identity, their roles and memberships which accounted for 60% for their self descriptions and only 7% for the americans independent vs interdependent views of self independent view of the self: Self that is derived from inner attributes. Self-contained (perceived to arise from the individual and not from interactions with others) Individuals feel an obligation to publicly advertise themselves in ways consistent with these attributes. [refer to fig 6. 4 page 201 for a graphic view] Identitites are close connected with others and are not distinct or unique. Relationships require ppl to take on roles (such as, father, student, friend etc) that govern how they feel and behave toward their relationship partners. Relationships indicate the groups to which a person belongs and his/her identity can be experienced based on these group memberships. Depending on the situation, the role that a person occupies in that situation will vary accordingly.
