PSY 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mahayana, Mothers Talk, Collectivism

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 311
• Professor: Ray Winters

Document Summary

In terms of cognitive appraisal, implicational beliefs, and cognitive interpretation, explain why we would expect culture to influence emotions. People in various cultures develop different implicational beliefs about self, world, and others. Implicational beliefs can affect cognitive appraisal by influencing how events are cognitively interpreted. This reflects the importance of independence and autonomy in the us: japanese individual would have a negative emotional reaction because they would be insulted by the fact that no one is going to help him/her. Dependence and interdependence in relationships is valued in japan: suppose that a large dog, who appears angry, barks at an individual. The individual"s emotional reaction is dependent on how the event is interpreted. The role of social structure in cultural differences in emotion. Cultural differences in emotions are hypothesized to reflect two cultural dimensions: individualism vs. collectivism, and vertical vs. horizontal social systems. Distinguish the implicational belief system of cultures that embrace individualism from those that embrace collectivism.