Lee et al (1997) Flashcards
define culture
the human-made part of the environment. the way in which people do things as well as beliefs, values, and norms
what are individualistic cultures
people’s identities are defined by personal choices and achievements (self-reliance + rights of individuals to do their own thing emphasised)
what are collectivist cultures
peoples identities are defined by the group they see themselves as apart of (extended family, tribe, nation etc) group goal takes place over individual goals, maintaining group harmony is important
in general what do individualist cultures think about lying
it breaks social contract as you are denying another person their right to the truth
in general what do collectivist cultures think about lying
it leads to social disruption and destabilises social harmony
in terms of culture what was the aim of this study
to find out if the culture a child grows up in (individualist or collectivist) affects their views about truth telling and lying
in terms of age what was the aim of this study
to find out if the views of children about truth-telling and lying change as they grow older
what was the experimental design of this study
independent measures
describe the sample for this study
228 participants
- 120 from China (equal split into ages 7, 9 and 11)
- 108 from Canada: age 7,9,11 | 36, 40, 32
- 108 male, 110 female
which country in this study has a collectivist culture
china
which country in this study has an individualist culture
Canada
what are chinese children taught from a young age
taught about honesty and modesty (they should avoid boasting and to not brag about personal achievements, they should not seek teachers praise)
what were the categories of the four stories read to the children
(prosocial-lie)(prosocial-tell truth)(antisocial-lie(antisocial-tell truth)
what is the IV for this study
children from both cultures of different ages in different types of stories (prosocial vs antisocial)
what is the DV for this study
ratings of the characters behaviour (when lying + telling the truth)
how were the children split up in terms of stories
half had ‘social’ stories (had an impact on another child)
half had ‘physical’ stories (had an impact on the environment- eg tearing pages out of a book)