Title: Cultural Understandings of Personality | Introduction to Psychology
Headings: Cultural Understandings of Personality
Cultural Understandings of Personality
Learning Objectives
PERSONALITY IN INDIVIDUALIST AND COLLECTIVIST CULTURES
APPROACHES TO STUDYING PERSONALITY IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT
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Content: Instead they fit into distinct geographic clusters. Based on where you live, do you agree or disagree with the traits associated with yourself and the residents of your area of the country? Why or why not? Answers
1. Since culture influences one’s personality, then Western ideas about personality may not be applicable to people of other cultures. In addition, Western-based measures of personality assessment may not be valid when used to collect data on people from other cultures. Glossary
culture all of the beliefs, customs, art, and traditions of a particular society
selective migration concept that people choose to move to places that are compatible with their personalities and needs
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