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
Summary
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Critical Thinking Question
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Content: Open Assessments
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The United States is considered a ________ culture. collectivistic
individualist
traditional
nontraditional
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Critical Thinking Question
1. Why might it be important to consider cultural influences on personality? Personal Application Question
2. According to the work of Rentfrow and colleagues, personalities are not randomly distributed. 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.