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Analysim-Holism Scale(Choi, Koo, & Choi, 2007)Strongly Disagree Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Agree StronglyDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgree1 2 3 4 5 6 71. Everything in the universe is somehow related to each other.2. Nothing is unrelated.3. Everything in the world is intertwined in a casual relationship.4. Even a small change in any element of the universe can lead to significantalterations in other elements.5. Any phenomenon has numerous number of causes, although some of thecauses are not known.6. Any phenomenon entails a numerous number of consequences, although someof them may not be known.7. It is more desirable to take the middle ground than go to extremes.8. When disagreement exists between people, they should search for ways tocompromise and embrace everyone’s opinion.9. It is more important to find a point of compromise than to debate who isright/wrong, when one’s opinions conflict with other’s opinions.10. It is desirable to be in harmony, rather than in discord, with others of differentopinions than one’s own.* *11. Choosing a middle ground in an argument should be avoided.12. We should avoid going to extremes.* *13. Every phenomenon in the world moves in predictable directions.* *14. A person who is currently living a successful life will continue to staysuccessful.* *15. An individual who is currently honest will stay honest in the future.* *16. If an event is moving toward a certain direction, it will continue to move towardthat direction.17. Current situations can change at any time.* *18. Future events are predictable based on present situations.19. The whole, rather than its parts, should be considered in order to understand aphenomenon.20. It is more important to pay attention to the whole than its parts.21. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.22. It is important to pay attention to the whole context rather than the details.23. It is not possible to understand the parts without considering the whole picture.24. We should consider the situation a person is faced with, as well as his/herpersonality, in order to understand one’s behavior.Scoring instructions:For the items marked with an asterisk (*), flip your answer to the opposite number on the 7-point scale.For example, if you answered 1, change your answer to 7, 6-5, 4-3, etc.Then add all your scores together.The closer your score is to 168, the higher your preference for holistic thinking. The closer your scoreis to 24, the higher your preference for analytic thinking. On average, American students (believed tobe more analytic than holistic) tend to score at 116; Korean students (believed to be more holistic thananalytic) tend to score at 124.Page 2 of 10
Cultural Assimilator(Cushner & Brislin, 1996)The Final AdvanceJane was asked to represent her company at a conference that was to take place in the capital city. Having justtransferred to this Latin American country, she was understandably flattered that her boss would ask her toparticipate and excited that she would have the opportunity to see the city. Everything went well - travel to the city,checking into the hotel, and so on - until the preconference cocktail party. Jane was approached by a youngwoman executive from a local firm who introduced herself as Dimorph. Immediately upon striking up aconversation she appeared to be making a physical advance. It seemed that every time Jane moved away,Dimorph moved forward. After some time, Jane found herself against a wall, unable to retreat any further.Dimorph kept her close distance. Having experienced enough discomfort, Jane curtly excused herself, returned toher room, and refused to attend any other social functions.How can you best explain this incident?1. Dimorph’s advance was of a sexual nature.2. It is very unusual in a Latin American country that a woman would be asked to represent her firm.Dimorph resented seeing another woman present and wished to make Jane feel as uncomfortable aspossible, hoping she would leave.3. The comfortable social distance usually kept between two Latin Americans is much closer than that forAmericans. Both Jane and Dimorph were seeking a comfortable distance.4. Jane was probably responding to the garlic on Dimorph’s breath.Foreign Policy DiscussionsNever much interested in newspaper reading or current events, Betty Bradley from the United States had stilldone quite well in her undergraduate studies in anthropology and won a scholarship for overseas study inGermany. Again reflecting her academic abilities, she was quite fluent in German, having studied it in both highschool and college. Upon her arrival in Germany, she settled in well and began her graduate studies. During fouror five informal gatherings of students at the local beer hall, German colleagues asked her about U.S. policy onnuclear arms in Europe, the U.S. presidenťs seeming unsureness in foreign policy, and recent trade agreementsbetween the United States and the former Soviet republics. Betty was unprepared for such questions and hadlittle to say, and so was not so frequently included in beer hall gatherings later on during her sojourn. Betty waspuzzled by the fact that she was not included.If Betty asked you what was going on, what would you say?1. The German students expected that Betty would have a great deal to say about the issues raised andwere surprised that she did not contribute to discussions.2. The German students were baiting Betty, trying to catch her in an inconsistency so that they could thencounter her arguments vigorously and show her to be poorly informed.3. The Germans’ concern with politics and foreign policy is a reflection of the authoritarianism they still haveas a national characteristic.4. The German students were very anti-American and rejected Betty for this reason.Page 3 of 10
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