Author Question: Which is the following is most true? a. Every member of a Western culture has an independent view ... (Read 117 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which is the following is most true?

a. Every member of a Western culture has an independent view of the self, and every member of an Asian culture has an interdependent view of the self.
b. Members of Western cultures are more likely to have an interdependent sense of self than are members of Asian cultures.
c. People with independent selves can easily appreciate what it is like to have an interdependent self.
d. People who live in parts of the United States and Canada that were settled by Europeans more recently have more of an independent sense of self than people who live in parts of those countries that were settled earlier.

Question 2

On Halloween, you decide to do an experiment. When the trick-or-treaters arrive at your house, you have them stand in a line on your front porch.

You stay outside with the group and let each child enter your house individually. You tell them they can take one piece of candy from the bowl that is sitting on a table. Half of the time you put the candy bowl in front of a big mirror. The other half of the time there is no mirror present. All of the children may be tempted to take more than one piece of candy. Which children will be LEAST likely to give in to temptation?

a. those in the mirror condition
b. those who are between 7 and 9 years old
c. those in the no-mirror condition
d. those who experience downward social comparison