PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6, 8: Big Five Personality Traits, Cognitive Dissonance, Collectivism
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I am statements: americans: self-descriptions 48%, social/relationships 7% (also: canada, australia, britain, sweden, kenyans: self-descriptions 2%, social/relationships 60% Independent view of self: self-contained model of self, attributes that come from self, not interactions with others, add friends easily, lose friends easily/without stress. Research shows the stronger in-group bond, the weaker the ties between groups (ex. Americans have more trust in & understand the emotions of strangers than japanese, who get friends emotions more accurately) Interdependent conform more to peers, but no diff w/ strangers. Interdependent see in-group members as an extension of self, keep out group (strangers) away. Regions where women were not in workforce historically predict the future, generations later: american men more essentialized (less changeable) than american women, in general, gender associated with more power more essentialized. Self-awareness: subjective self-awareness: unaware of ourselves, attention directed away from self, inside out. First-person memories (see from your own eyes: objective self-awareness: attention directed at self, from outside in.
