Deck 7: Culture, Cognition, Reasoning

Question 1

Language doesn't only consist of the words you use with the literal meaning (___________) As we discussed in the Triangle of Meaning, language is symbolic and carries with it interpretive meaning (___________) - even images carry meaning.

A) significant…insignificant
B) accurate…more accurate
C) denotative….connotative
D)connotative…denotative

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In Nisbett's famous fish aquarium experiment, he found that East Asians and Westerners identify different orientations when viewing objects. Western orientation is towards __________ and Eastern orientation to the _________. This demonstrates the collective nature of Asians and the individualistic nature of Westerners

A) Surroundings…discrete objects
B) Discrete objects…surroundings
C) Separate objects…similar objects
D) Similar objects….separate surroundings

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Personal agency was important in the differences between Western and Eastern thought. Personal agency is defined as: The extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them and their destiny. Western personal agency always included

A) Themselves - they were masters of their own destiny
B) Townspeople who influenced them
C) Individuals who influenced them
D) Others - family, village, friends, colleagues who influenced them

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In our discussion of Nisbett's research on differences in thought between Eastern and Western cultures, his main hypothesis was

A) People from Eastern and Western cultures have different styles of thought because of the influence of history, philosophy, language, and geography
B) People from Eastern and Western cultures have different genetics
C) People from Eastern and Western cultures are behaviorally different
D) All of the above

Question 5

Perception - the way you think about or understand someone or something (your impression or image of something). Perceptions of one's reality is more important to us than reality.

Question 6

We create mental maps - the process that we use to select, evaluate, and organize information. We disagree with or feel uncomfortable with that which violates our cultural norms.