Research on motivation and culture would suggest that Susan, an American child, would be more motivated to perform while engaging in which of the following tasks?
a. A puzzle that her teacher asked her to do
b. Reading a book that he mother picked out for her
c. A board game that her friend picked out.
d. A puzzle that she picked out on her own
Question 2
Under which of the following circumstances would children from collectivist cultures be more motivated to perform when engaging in a task?
a. When they are allowed to choose the task themselves.
b. When they are allowed to spend time thinking about which task they would like to choose.
c. When a trusted figure or peer chooses the task for them.
d. Children from collectivist cultures are always motivated to perform while engaging in a task.
Culture and sensitivity testing.
This girl ran four spinning machines in a cotton mill in Whitnel, North Carolina. Only 4 feet, 3 inc
Faith Ringgold, God Bless America, No. 13 from the series American People.
Other countries are “Americanizing” their local culture’s diet
The Kinsey Report on American Women
North American temperate deciduous forest. Forest soil profile at right.