Emotion and Culture

Question 1

Specific emotion words in one culture don’t always have equivalent word in another culture
Give an example of this

Answer 1

Schandefraude –German word that describes feeling pleasure from another person’s misfortune
itoshii – Japanese word (longing for absent loved ones)

Question 2

Management of emotional displays depending on social circumstances

who studies this?

Answer 2

Ekman & Friesen, 1969
Study examined how display rules influence emotional expression in Japanese and American individuals
Viewed stressful films and their facial expressions were recorded

Question 3

Individualistic Culture:

Answer 3

Needs of individual over needs of group (e.g., USA, Germany)

Question 4

Collectivistic Culture:

Answer 4

Needs and goals of group more than one’s own (e.g., China, Hong-Kong)

Question 5

Cultural differences in emotions: Affect valuation:

Answer 5

Cultural values of emotions are associated with how people want to feel – ideal affect (not how they actually feel) (Tsai et al., 2007)

Question 6

Front-end calibration of the emotion system: e.g.????

Answer 6

what makes you angry?

Question 7

Back-end calibration of the emotion response: e.g.???

Answer 7

may I display my displeasure?

Question 8

the core emotion system that produces basic emotions is biologically based, it as an entirely flexible system that is adaptable to many different contexts and events, allowing us to have emotional reactions that color life and serve as a motivational basis for behavior.
true or false?

Answer 8

true

Question 9

inhibited behaviour towards unfamiliar peers and adults is simply…

Answer 9

Shyness towards strangers

Question 10

do western cultures perceive shyness as a negative social trait??

Answer 10

yes

For example, Canadian pre-schoolers perceive shy behaviour of their peers negatively

Question 11

Do the Chinese population perceive shyness as a negative social trait??

Answer 11

No,
shy behaviour is associated with peer acceptance and approval (shy children are more likely to be perceived as competent and considered for highly-ranked positions)

Question 12

Shy, inhibited children were found to have faster ………….. in response to unfamiliarity when compared with uninhibited children (Henderson et al, 2004)

Answer 12

heart rate

Question 13

It is important to remember that heart rate can be affected by…..

Answer 13

motor and verbal activity potential confounding variable

Question 14

Emotions are a complex product of both…..

Answer 14

cultural and biological factors

Question 15

Common human emotional experiences can be manifested with…

Answer 15

cultural specificity (e.g. different affect valuation, display rules etc.)