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Culture shapes our feelings, behaviors, and thoughts (ABCs of social psychology), influencing not
only how we see ourselves but also how we see and interact with others, both within and outside of
our own culture.
For this Assignment, you examine culture and its influence in your life.
CULTURE
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RESOURCES
Submit a 300- to 500-word paper, based on Biswas-Diener and Thin (2025)
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Describe one example of a visible cultural difference and one example of a psychological
cultural difference between your culture and another culture.
Identify the four features of culture and provide an example of each feature.
Describe your self-construal and explain what that looks like in your daily life. Be specific
and provide an example.
To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work with information from
the Learning Resources.
Be sure to review the Week 3 Assignment Rubric to understand the specific grading criteria
your Instructor will use to evaluate your work.
Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for originality. To check your
draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.
To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment.
1. Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
2. Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.
Reading
Biswas-Diener, R. & Thin, N. (2025). Culture ( . In R.
Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. DEF publishers.
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Time Estimate: 25 min
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PSYC_2005_Week3_Assignment_Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
Description of
one example
of a visible
cultural
difference and
one example
of a
psychological
cultural
difference
between
student’s
culture and
another
culture
20 pts
Identification
of the four
features of
culture and an
example of
each feature
25 pts
Description of
student’s self-
construal with
explanation
and example
in student’s
daily life
25 pts
Format and
writing
10 pts
20 to >17.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
17 to >13.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
strengthen this
component.
13 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
25 to >21.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
21 to >17.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
strengthen this
component.
17 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
25 to >21.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
21 to >17.0 pts
B
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
strengthen this
component.
17 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
10 to >8.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
Any spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
Academic English are
8 to >6.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
The submission contains
few spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
6 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
Multiple spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
Academic English affect
Criteria Ratings Pts
Timeliness
10 pts
Total Points: 90
minor and do not affect
clear communication.
Work includes more than
one explicit mention of
concepts or ideas from the
required sources, and an
effort to cite the original
source was made if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions.
Academic English, OR
these deviations do not
affect clear
communication. Work
includes at least one
explicit mention of a
concept or idea from the
required sources if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions and a clear
attempt at citing the
source has been made.
clear communication.
Work does not include any
explicit mention of
concepts or ideas from the
required sources, OR it
contains one or more
explicit mentions of a
concept or idea from the
required sources, if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions, but without
attempting to cite the
source.
10 to >8.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
The assignment is
submitted according to
posted due dates and
times or late with prior
consent from the
instructor.
8 to >6.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
The assignment is
submitted within the
allowed time.
6 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
The assignment is not
submitted on time.
