Ch 6. Culture and self Flashcards

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self concept

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cognitive representations of ones own self, idea, or images one has about oneself and how and why one behaves

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Self

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psychological construct people create in order to help understand themselves and their world better

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Cultural Worldviews

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belief about one’s culture

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What do individualistic cultures encourage (goals)

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encourage individuals to prioritize own goals ahead of those of the collective (unique from others)

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What do collectivistic cultures encourage or emphasize? (goals)

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emphasize interdependent aspects of the self (close relationships, group memberships)

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Where does culture come from?

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ecology, resources and people (group living, needs and motives)

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two Implicit theories of self

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incremental theories and entity theories

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Incremental theories

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beleif that abilities are malleable and are capable o fbeing changed

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Entity theories

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belief that abilities are largely fixed, reflecting innate features of the self

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what is the westerners view of self concept? And which theory is tied to it?

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self is distinct from others and the environment , high on self consistency and table (entity theory: person’s abilities and traits are fixed)

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what is the asian view of self concept? And what theory is tied to it?

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self is influenced by situational constraints and obligations, low on self consistency, malleable (incremental theory: persons abilities and traits are malleable, can be improved with effort)

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what is the asian view of self concept? And what theory is tied to it?

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self is influenced by situational constraints and obligations, low on self consistency, malleable (incremental theory: persons abilities and traits are malleable, can be improved with effort)

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