WESTERN AND EASTERN THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SELF (L4)

Question 1

ancient Chinese Philosophy

Answer 1

Taoism

Question 2

information are conveyed explicitly

Answer 2

low context culture

Question 3

Alone, we are nothing but a thought, interconnected with everything else

Answer 3

Buddhism

Question 4

Chun-Tzu is a man of virtue and noble character

Answer 4

Confucianism

Question 5

Reincarnation, Brahman, Atman

Answer 5

Hinduism

Question 6

think in terms of centuries and lifetimes

Answer 6

Hinduism

Question 7

Individualism

Answer 7

Western

Question 8

referred to as the “Way”

Answer 8

Taoism

Question 9

self develops through practice of virtues

Answer 9

Confucianism

Question 10

information conveyed implicitly

Answer 10

high context culture

Question 11

focused more on human behavior

Answer 11

Confucianism

Question 12

“self is an illusion”

Answer 12

Buddhism

Question 13

Asian, African, Central European, and Latin America are what context culture?

Answer 13

high context culture

Question 14

humans are just a stream of consciousness and not a separate entity.

Answer 14

Buddhism

Question 15

self-cultivation is the supreme goal

Answer 15

Confucianism

Question 16

Collectivism

Answer 16

Eastern

Question 17

relationships are short lived

Answer 17

high context culture

Question 18

relationships are stable

Answer 18

high context culture

Question 19

importance of living simply and honestly in harmony with nature

Answer 19

Taoism

Question 20

the ideas of INTERCONNECTEDNESS and a LACK OF SELF

Answer 20

Buddhism

Question 21

US and Australia are what context culture?

Answer 21

low context culture