That is if you read the top international journals in psychology. In these journals most of the subjects come from the U.S. So, the question becomes - how representative of mankind are the subjects reported on in these journals.
It looks as though they are not as representative as the psychologists would like us to believe. Tests not catalogued in these academic journals seem to say that we Westerners are a lot different from other residents of the planet. We are more individualistic and competitive. We tend to perceive space differently. In many ways, we are WEIRD - Western, Educated, Industrialized,Rich and Democratic.
It looks as though they are not as representative as the psychologists would like us to believe. Tests not catalogued in these academic journals seem to say that we Westerners are a lot different from other residents of the planet. We are more individualistic and competitive. We tend to perceive space differently. In many ways, we are WEIRD - Western, Educated, Industrialized,Rich and Democratic.
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