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quiz 11
psychology of personality
Question | Answer |
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What are the reasons why personality psychologists believe it is useful to explore personality across cultures? | - discover whether cultures differ in the levels of particular personality traits. - discover whether the factor structure of personality traits varies across cultures. - discover whether certain features of personality are universal. |
cultural __________ are local within-group similarities and between-group differences of any sort. | variation |
in ______ culture, two things are needed: universal underlying mechanism & environmental differences in the degree to which the underlying mechanism is activated | evoked |
What examples did I give of evoked culture? | food sharing |
What circumstances cause evoked cooperation? | environmental conditions & variance in food supply |
What early experience evokes short-term mating strategies and early reproduction? | harsh, rejecting, and inconsistent child-rearing parenting, erratically provided resources, & marital problems |
How are insults viewed in cultures of honor? | highly offensive public challenges, which must be met with direct confrontation and physical aggression |
___________ culture are representations that exist in at least one person’s mind that are transmitted to other people’s minds through their interaction with the original person | transmitted |
What groups in history had honor culture? | north america & east asia |
_______________ concerns how you are affiliated with, attached to, or engaged in the large group of which you are a member. | interdependence |
__________ is how one differentiates oneself from the larger group. | independence |
self-___________ is the tendency to describe and present oneself using positive or socially valued attributes. | enhancement |
What do differences in historical eras cause? | differences in cultural variation |
Is facial expression of emotions universally recognized for basic emotions? | yes |
Do Americans view themselves more negatively or positively? | positively |
What traits are more associated with men than women? | active, loud, adventurous, obnoxious, aggressive, opinionated, arrogant, coarse, and conceited |
Which big five factor is not culturally universal? | openness to experience |