PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Reference Group, Ayurveda, Leon Festinger
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Two olympic winners, one from america another from japan won medals and explained to the media about their performance in ways that contrasted with each other. Americans focused more on how their performance reflected their personal characteristics, where the. Japanese focused more on how their performance was guided by the expectations of others. -this question is the foundation of our self-concept and our identities. -it is imp. in psychological research b/c the nature of our selves influences the ways we perceive and interact with our social worlds. -if (cid:455)ou (cid:272)o(cid:373)plete the state(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:862)i a(cid:373) ___(cid:863) 20 ti(cid:373)es (cid:455)ou(cid:396) self-description will tell ppl about your cultural background it (cid:449)ill (cid:396)e(cid:448)eal the e(cid:454)te(cid:374)t of (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e"s i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:374) ppl"s ide(cid:374)tities i(cid:374) 2 (cid:449)a(cid:455)s: (cid:396)athe(cid:396) supe(cid:396)fi(cid:272)ial and one much deeper. -one culture might encourage ppl to focus on their connections with others by considering themselves in terms of roles and relationships while another focus in enduring inner attributes, personality traits, and abilities.
