PSYCH 280 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barnum Effect, Self-Reliance
11 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5: what is the self, general characteristics of the self, collectivist and individuals self-construals. Count the number of your answers that are linked to social identity (social relations), such as: i am a son , i am a roman catholic , i am an american . Number of answers that are personal attributes, such as: i am smart , i am a nervous person , i am a good sport versus. Individualist or independent culture (u. s, england, germany, australia) vs collectivist or interdependent culture (japan, kenya, malaysia, india) Advice to those crossing the collectivist/individualist cultural boundary (*slide 5*) Illusion of the transparent self: think that their thoughts, feelings, sensations are more apparent to other people than they really are. Spotlight effect: the self overestimates the extent to which it is in the spotlight, overestimation of the impact of one"s absence.
