You are from the United States. How does your self-esteem likely compare with people from other countries?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: People from individualistic cultures such as the United States have higher self-esteem than those from collectivistic cultures such as Japan. In one large international study, the residents of Serbia, Chile, and Israel reported the highest self-esteem (the United States was 6th out of 53 nations). Residents of Japan scored the lowest, followed by Hong Kong, Bangladesh, and Taiwan.
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In late adulthood, religious beliefs are ______________________
a. weaker than in middle adulthood because many older adults have become disillusioned with organized religion b. strongest among Europeans c. positively correlated with both mental and physical health d. strong among Christians, but weak among followers of Eastern religions such as Buddhism
The information-processing perspective on cognition asserts that there is a valid analogy between the mind and the
a. spirit. b. computer. c. child's sociocultural context. d. schemas adapted by assimilation/accommodation.