cross cultural psychology

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1. How is an individual’s score on a measure of personality a reflection of their culture? Describe the 3 different theories we discussed in lecture on personality development and how each views the role of culture?
2. Describe the independent vs. interdependent construal of self, and describe how individuals in each type of culture would describe ‘success’. How does this construal of self relate to an individual’s perception of their personality? Be sure to mention the cross-cultural research on how individual’s in different parts of the world view themselves differently.
3. Please describe Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions theory including each of the dimensions. Then consider your perception of the culture of northern Virginia and how it looks on each of the dimensions. Do you think your perception is similar to how others view northern Virginia?