PSY321H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-7: Cognitive Dissonance, Geert Hofstede, Asian Canadians
Document Summary
Twenty statements test is used to understand things about oneself. Exercise reveals two things about our culture"s influence: the superficial level may involve things that are involved with cultural practices e. g. i am a blue jays fan. Doesn"t say much about why we like these preferences: more deeper level. Describes the understanding of ourselves at a more deeper level. Usually includes that are abstract, stable and can be found within oneself. Culture influences the way we describe ourselves. This influences how we see ourselves in terms of others. The ways that people view themselves are central to topics of human cognition, motivation, emotions and relationships. Geert hofstede: worked for ibm, was asked to conduct a study on calculating individualism for a number of countries, the u. s. is the most individualistic country in the world followed by other. English speaking countries: latin america and asia were low on these scores. Being interdependent is more common in the world.
