(P) Lesson 3: The Self in Eastern and Western (Book-based)

Question 1

generally acknowledged to be imbued with a style thinking based on dichotomy and binary oppsotiton

Answer 1

Western tradition

Question 2

He believed that the body constitutes the individuality

Answer 2

Thomas Aquinas

Question 3

Who outlined four categories of how the self is used in western discussions?

Answer 3

Frank Johnson

Question 4

tendency to see reality as an aggregate of parts

Answer 4

Analytic

Question 5

tendency toward unitary explanation of phenomena and a closed-system view of self

Answer 5

Monotheism

Question 6

self-expression and self-actualization are important ways of establishing who one is

Answer 6

Individualism

Question 7

discredit explanations that do not use analytic-deductive modes of thinking

Answer 7

Materialistic/rationalistic

Question 8

Self that is all within us

Answer 8

Brahman

Question 9

No self, no soul

Answer 9

Anatta

Question 10

concept that the sense of being a permanent, autonomous self is an illusion

Answer 10

Anatta

Question 11

Heart of compassion (goodwill)

Answer 11

Jen

Question 12

Heart of righteousness

Answer 12

Yi

Question 13

Heart of propriety

Answer 13

Li

Question 14

Heart of wisdom

Answer 14

Chih

Question 15

USA, Australia, Great Britain, Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand: what culture do they have?

Answer 15

Individualistic culture

Question 16

He proposed that the self-concept could be organized in three aspects as an attempt to close the gap between cultural concepts

Answer 16

Baumeister

Question 17

Aspect; the mental processes that perceive one’s own traits

Answer 17

Private

Question 18

Aspect; generalized view of self, perceptions of others of you

Answer 18

Public

Question 19

Aspect; view of self in a collectivist concept

Answer 19

Collective