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Module 5: Culture and Cognition, Emotion, Motivation

Readings

Altarriba, J., Basnight, D. M., & Canary, T. M. (2003). Emotion Representation and Perception Across Cultures [PDF]. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1033. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Hofer, J., & Chasiotis, A. (2011). Implicit Motives Across Cultures [PDF]. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1097. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Guess, C. (2004). Decision Making in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures [PDF]. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1032. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Guess, C. (2004). Planning in Brazil, India and Germany [PDF]. Online Readings in Psychology and culture,4(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1031. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Fleith, D. S. (2011). Creativity in the Brazilian Culture [PDF]. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture,4(3). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1037. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Teaching Materials

Major Points

    1. Visual Perception
      1. Carpentered World theory
      2. Visual illusions
      3. Depth perception
    2. Attention
      1. Salience
      2. Focus or context
      3. Holistic and Analytic perception
    3. Categorization
      1. Universals and culture specific
      2. Color, Shape, Function
    4. Counterfactual Thinking
      1. Universal
      2. Culture-specific
    5. Math Ability
      1. Asian advantage?
      2. Numbering systems
    6. Memory
      1. Serial Position Effect
      2. Episodic Memory
      3. Hindsight Bias
    7. Creativity
      1. Individualistic and Collectivist Culture
      2. Multicultural experiences
    8. Intelligence
      1. Culture-specific abilities
      2. Biologically determined?
      3. IQ test Controversies
      4. Culture-fair/ Culture-free measures

Videos

Culture, Cognition and Recollection- B.R. Walters (10:30)

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FPR-UCLA CMB 2012: “Culture, Self, and Brain” (Shinobu Kitayama, University of Michigan) (28:10)

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Cognitive and Cultural Barriers to Openness (28:43)

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Humor and culture in international business | Chris Smit | TEDxLeuven (14:42)

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Are there universal expressions of emotions? – Sophie Zadeh (4:51)

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Critical Thinking Questions

Critical Thinking Questions

 

  • In which way is decision making different in individualistic and collectivist cultures??
  • How would you study decision making in different cultures? Which methods would you use? Which countries would you select for comparison?
  • What types of motivated behavior can be regarded as being universal and which types can vary between cultures?
  • How does culture influence motivation? Give examples.

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