Cross-Cultural Research on Expressing and Understanding Emotions Suggests That

question 77

Multiple Choice

Cross-cultural research on expressing and understanding emotions suggests that:

• A)U.S.and Canadian parents encourage emotional expressiveness more than Asian parents (i.e., those in China, Japan, India, and Nepal)
• B)Asian parents react positively to emotional suppression whereas U.S.parents reinforce emotional suppression by responding to those displays and helping their children cope with their feelings
• C)Asian parents talk more about other people's emotions and less about the child's emotions than U.S.parents
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Watson

Refers to John B. Watson, an American psychologist who is considered one of the founders of behaviorism, emphasizing the importance of observable behaviors over internal phenomena like thoughts and feelings.

Humanistic Psychology

Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual’s potential for personal growth.

Carl Rogers

An influential American psychologist who founded the humanistic approach to psychology, emphasizing the importance of free will, self-actualization, and empathy in personal development.

Abraham Maslow

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