Human memory, as a product of the mind and brain, is inherently private and personal. Yet,
arising from the interaction between the organism and its ecology in the course of phylogeny …

Since the publication of Markus and Kitayama's pivotal article on culture and the self, the
concepts of independent, relational, and interdependent self-construal have become …

Survey methodology has been and continues to be a pervasively used data-collection
method in social science research. To better understand the state of the science, we first …

To sum up, I am certain that work in the area of emotion holds tremendous relevancy to
classroom teaching and learning, and not only from the student perspective but also that of …

Biculturalism (having two cultures) is a growing social phenomenon that has received
considerable attention in psychology in the last decade; however, the issue of what impact (if …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

Cultural practices socialize people to relate to others in different ways. One critical way in
which these interpersonal bonds are formed and maintained is via empathy, our emotional …

Do differences in individualism and collectivism influence values, self-concept content,
relational assumptions, and cognitive style? On the one hand, the cross-national literature …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Humans are a cultural species, constantly navigating a complex web of culturally bound
practices, norms, and worldviews. This article provides a brief overview of the relatively …