PSYC 1200 Lecture 14: Psych 1200 – Lecture 14
9 Mar 2017
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Module 12. 2 - cultural and biological approaches to personality. Culture and personality: psy(cid:272)hology (cid:373)ai(cid:374)ly study (cid:449)ester(cid:374) (cid:272)ultures, so should(cid:374)"t ge(cid:374)eralize e(cid:448)erythi(cid:374)g to the (cid:449)hole hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) population, only about 12% of the world. Personality structures in different cultures: the questionnaires and the big 5 are biased to western cultures, may use other (cid:449)ords to des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e a trait et(cid:272) . Social harmony, tradition, and an emphasis on ones social relationships: people from different countries seem to differ in their personal traits. If we do this, we start to view the world as us and them. How genes affect personality: we do inherit personality traits from parents via genes. Twin studies: traits may run in families, but most families have the same experiences and settings. Identical twin shows more similar traits than fraternal - due to shared genes. Identical twins - 0. 5: fraternal twins - 0. 2.
