[PSYC 3350] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (72 pages long!)

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The assumption of psychic unity true for everyone, and the same positive meaning of talking should be shared by everyone: commonly held by western cultural contexts. Cultural differences in the assumptions about talking and thinking. In the western intellectual tradition, thinking and talking have been thought to be interdependent. Whorfian hypothesis asserts that thoughts are moulded by the syntax and vocabulary of one"s native language. East asians didn"t assume the connectedness between talking and thinking: believe that states of silence and introspection are considered beneficial for high levels of thinking. Cultural assumptions are often manifested in processes of socialization. Cultural differences found in interactions and practices regarding the act of talking are largely consistent with cultural differences in the assumptions about talking and thinking. Chinese preschool teachers see quietness as a means of control, rather than passivity, and appreciate silence more than american teachers.

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