Articles about: culture
Holidays Our Way – Cross-cultural Psychology of the Tourism
Tourism is often presented as a universal experience – everyone wants to relax, see new places, and learn about other cultures. However, psychological research shows that travel styles differ significantly depending on culture.
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“I’m not a risk taker” – the US BASE jumpers’ perception of their own risk tolerance
There was supposed to be an article about skydivers’ perceptions of their propensity to take risks, but it turns out that people in the USA are a bit different than in Poland. Intercultural differences?
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Cognitive biases in different cultures
Correspondence bias, self-serving bias… probably all psychology students have heard these concepts. I learned a lot about it myself, I also wrote about these and other biases in my ebook “Wszyscy jesteśmy nieracjonalni” (We are all irrational). Few people however mention intercultural diversity.
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