PSYC14H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prefrontal Cortex, Trait Theory, Psy
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Who am i: the nature of our selves strongly influences the ways we perceive & interact w/ our social worlds, superficial culture influence: your self-description might include some culturally shapes statements, ex. I"m a van canucks fan, these statements are cultural products in that you can"t be a fan of the van. Thoughts about their social roles involved a brain region that is more involved in understanding other people"s beliefs. Americans in identifying the emotions that were experienced by strangers: study: yamagashi developed a model to explain trust & commitment among people w/ indep & interdep selves. They maintain that in a socially char by strong group ties, feelings of trust are confined to that group. In a situation with strangers people w/ interdep selves conform as much as those w/ indep selves, or even show some evidence of anti-conformity. In a situation w/ peers ppl w/ interdep selves show evidence of heightened conformity.
