Exam 17: Culture and Personality

In a study by Nisbett, _____ were more likely to respond to insults with aggression.

Research suggests that American students are more likely to describe themselves as _____ when compared to Japanese students.

Nisbett and his colleagues have proposed the notion that a _____ is a variable based upon defending oneself against aggression evoked by other individuals in the environment.

Jay Belsky and his colleagues believe that an early environment with harsh, rejecting, and inconsistent child rearing practices, and erratic parental investment will foster

Most cultures agree that the trait of _____ is more associated with women.

Nisbett's "cultures of honor" is an example of

Which of the following moral ideas is most widely accepted across cultures?

Egalitarianism is associated with

Studies that have translated English questionnaires into different languages

Differences in the ways Western and non-Western people describe themselves are most likely due to

People in Eastern cultures tend to use more _____ to describe themselves.

The Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic relativity states that language

The cultural task of _____ involves how you are affiliated with, attached to, or engaged in the larger group of which you are a member.

High-variance conditions are most associated with

Research suggests that, as compared to people from non-Western cultures, Americans tend to

Cultural characteristics that start out as ideas are most likely examples of

Kohn found that differences in conformity and self-direction

Culturally transmitted ideas about morality are first evident in

Compared to Americans, Japanese individuals tend to explain events _____ with attention to relationships, contacts, and links to the object as a whole.

Research has found that Japanese college students give _____ when compared to American college students.