PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ataran River, Cognitive Dissonance, Alite
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Who am i? : used in cross cultural studies, because people from diff cultures will do in diff ways. If working in rural area social statements, urban area autonomous statetments: the surroundings will shape the way you see yourself. Personal characteristics western, more individualistic, egocentric, not connected, more indeoendent, give higher priorities to personal goals, they use their accomplishment to state themselves, and they want to show how they unique: americans, australians, british, swedish, canadians. Independent: the individual self has a boundary which is indicated through solid line, meaning that the self won"t change due to diff social context. X indicates the person"s traits: key boundary is b/w the self and non self. X are not distinct because there is intersection with others: dotted lines - identities are fluid, and identity can change, key boundary - ingroup is lot more stable. Japanese participants were highly critical of themselves, regardless of the mirror condition.
