PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cognitive Dissonance, Collectivism, Cultural Psychology
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And just like any trait, there are variations in how these are expressed meaningful differences within and between cultures. Self-descriptions: one research study explored the 20-statements test among kenyans and americans (ma. Other categories in the study: interests and activities, material references, external meanings. Looked at driving comparison between americans and kenyans most idea, there is a wide variation in individualism and collectivism. Personal characteristics: i am hockey player i am a student . Roles and memberships: i am a brother i am a father embedded in social network of someone"s life . Workers in nairobi, there might be more modernized, so there is a little more personal characteristic. This is showing how western globalization is happening around the world. Roles and memberships: americans, australians, british, swedish, canadian, kenyans, cook islanders, malaysians, chinese, native americans, puerto ricans. People who emphasize private self more than collective identity tend to be more individualistic/ independent societies. Egocentric, separate, autonomous, self-contained, and independent self.
