Activity for the book My Psychology

Chapter App 10.2 Cultural Intelligence

Use your experience with the app in Chapter App: 10.2 Cultural Intelligence or view this video overview to answer the questions.

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By allowing users to get an unfiltered look at other community members’ feelings and opinions, Vent can help to foster honest dialog between people of different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, religions, ages, and genders. The ability to live and interact in a multicultural society is called .
The Vent app encourages the user to satisfy the urge for personal expression, to share their unfiltered feelings. Which of the following fundamental values is most at odds with this form of expression?
Stefan is a frequent Vent user. He often vents about comments and actions of other people in response to his race--specifically, they often do or say things that unintentionally communicate hostility toward Stefan. These actions that Stefan often experiences are best labeled as .
Hwan grew up in South Korea, which is a collectivist culture that emphasizes restraint and control. However, Hwan is very outspoken and enjoys letting his personality show, particularly online using apps like Vent. The understanding that an individual member of a group might not necessarily exhibit the group norms is known as .
The messages that Vent users post often suggest their underlying fundamental values. The statement “Finally finished my paper; now I don’t have to think about ecology ever again!” typifies which of the fundamental cultural values?