1. What impact do you believe your culture has on your mental catalog of traits (Implicit Personality Theory)? Looking at the characteristics provided on page 155, what would you find important in the formation of a new relationship? Do you believe your personality traits are fixed or able to change?
2. How might the Pollyanna Principle work in conjunction with Self-Fulfilling Prophesy? Use a situation (personal or one observed) to walk through this relationship. How might we study this connection?
3. Find someone from a culture other than your own (yes, you could Zoom with a classmate!) How might relating look different if we lived in a collectivist culture rather than an individualistic culture? Talk to someone from the opposite culture – the US is considered individualistic – and find out how relationships work. Write up your findings about dating, perception of marriage and divorce, and friendship.
4. Interview three people (phone or Zoom preferred). What were their first impressions of you? *Therefore, you probably need someone who has known you at least a little while. Were they correct or incorrect? What altered their perception if they were incorrect?
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