Psychology / Unit 10 Psych 1154 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Culture and Personality
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The idea
Personality expression and the traits a culture emphasizes vary between individualist and collectivist contexts.
In practice
Self-descriptions emphasize personal attributes in individualist samples and social roles in collectivist ones.
Where people slip
The five dimensions recur across cultures while their behavioral expression and social value differ.
Your place on the trail
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