PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Protestantism, Cultural Psychology, Social Comparison Theory
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Author taught in japan for 2 years and made a graduation speech (in english) congratulating grade 9 graduates (to highschool) Other teacher (japanese) would translate it to the students students felt uncomfortable w/ translation of author"s speech, so japanese teacher changed it . Author"s approach has received much research attention self-enhancement: motivation to view oneself positively. 94% of american college profs said they"re above average (not all can be better, approx. We"re quite accurate about our standing when we encounter incontrovertible evidence (relative standing is clearly observable height, calculus ability, or free-throw skills); in its absence = likely interpret evidence in most favorable ways. Mexican-american vs. european-american preschool and elementary schoolchildren 8 photographs of others and themselves choose photographs who possessed # of positive characteristics: results: both chose themselves most of the time, but euro-american chose themselves 92%, and mex- Similar question w/ native americans vs. euro-american university students: native self-views listed less positive characteristics than euro-american.
