Sumários

Culture and the self (II). How do we study culture?

6 Outubro 2026, 15:30 • Emerson Do Bú

Experimental approaches to the study of culture. Bias and equivalence in cross-cultural comparisons. In-class activity in pairs and, after, in groups on the abstract of a cross-cultural study.

Class 3. Culture & The Self

6 Outubro 2026, 15:30 • Elena Piccinelli

This class covered the following content:

  • The linguistic relativity hypothesis and the second language effect: How does language affect perceptions and behaviors?
  • Socialization processes and self-construals
  • Independent and interdependent self-construals
    • Basic definitions and functioning
    • The social orientation hypothesis
    • Measurement issues
  • Collectivistic vs. individualistic cultures

Culture and the self (I)

6 Outubro 2026, 13:30 • Emerson Do Bú

Independent and interdependent self-construals. Cultures and selves as a cycle of mutual constitution. Implications for motivation, emotion and cognition. Variation beyond the East-West contrast. In-class activity with the Ten Statements Test.

Class 3. Culture & The Self

6 Outubro 2026, 13:00 • Elena Piccinelli

This class covered the following content:

  • The linguistic relativity hypothesis and the second language effect: How does language affect perceptions and behaviors?
  • Socialization processes and self-construals
  • Independent and interdependent self-construals
    • Basic definitions and functioning
    • The social orientation hypothesis
    • Measurement issues
  • Collectivistic vs. individualistic cultures

Culture and the human mind

29 Setembro 2026, 13:30 • Emerson Do Bú

Holistic and analytic thinking. Cultural differences in attention, categorisation and attribution, and what these differences do and do not mean. Groups confirmed and blog topics assigned.