PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Ingroups And Outgroups, Slan, Video On Demand
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Fundamental motivations vary across different cultural contexts. (experience shapes psychology) e. g. author gave inspirational positive speech to japanese students = bad response. Self-enhancement: the motivation to view oneself positively: people (mostly in north america) have a strong need to view themselves positively. Unrealistically positive assessments of self are sustained because we rarely encounter concrete information in these domains (creativity, considerateness: we are accurate about our standing when we encounter incontrovertible evidence. Evidence of motivation: studies that investigate what people sometimes do to secure positive evaluation of themselves. Internal attribution: we attribute the cause within ourselves, such as our abilities and feel better about ourselves by sharing in the warm glow of the others" success. Culture variation in positive self review mexican american children < european american children. Tendencies to show self-serving biases are far less common among east asian samples than.
