Cultural Influence
True or False: Culture has a deterministic influence on behavior.
False! Culture is probabilistic and interactive.
What advancement made cross-cultural collaboration easier?
The Internet!
What do both approaches agree on regarding personality?
Personality is shaped by both universal forces and cultural context.
What is the ONE thing that Koreans have thieves for?
Bikes... (sometimes they leave just the wheel...)
What personality changes were decreased after studying abroad?
decreased neuroticism.
What is culture defined as in the presentation?
Shared meaning systems that guide perception, belief, communication, and behavior.
What movement in the U.S. encouraged more multicultural research?
The multicultural movement
What does the Cross-Cultural Psychology (Etic) approach assume?
Traits are universal and comparable across cultures.
Which personality trait is linked to multicultural identity integration?
Openness
What types of people besides multicultural individuals show cognitive flexibility? name 2.
Multilinguals, multiracials, those with multiple identities.
What explains individual differences within a single culture?
Degree of internalization and use of cultural norms and values.
Name one reason for the revival of interest in cultural personality research.
The rise of the Five-Factor Model.
What does the Cultural Psychology (Emic) approach emphasize?
Culture shapes and defines personality; personality cannot exist without culture.
Why is all this important...?
Cultural personality studies bring about tangible societal benefits by offering scientists, managers, policymakers, and the public ways to understand, manage, and benefit from the omnipresent cultural diversity that characterizes our society
Which personality trait predicts tension between multiple cultural identities?
Neuroticism
Through what is culture transmitted? Name 5 DIFFERENT ways! :)
Language, media, values, institutions, behaviors, beliefs, .... list goes on...
In what decade did cultural personality research re-emerge?
1990s
What does cultural frame switching depend on, besides cues? (EX: for culture to influence behavior...)
Availability, accessibility, and applicability of relevant cultural schemas.
Using the Internet to gain large international data is important because...
statistical power is a key to replicability
What skill improves due to multicultural experiences and predicts creativity?
COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY :)
What metaphor does Rohner use to describe culture?
Culture is like a game; people are players who can follow, modify, or violate rules. If you got this... You READ the book!
What cultural dimension links ecology, culture, and personality?
Individualism–Collectivism
What does the person–culture fit model emphasize?
Happiness and well-being depend on alignment between person and culture.
What is one benefit of using archival or naturalistic data in cultural research? Like amazon reviews
Reduces self-report bias and reveals real-world patterns.
Which strategy leads to better psychological well-being: assimilation, marginalization, separation, or integration?
integration