Identify how Kate can access these sources of support on behalf of Faisal and why is it important to guide people towards accessing support resources.

Interviews with the Experts:  Assignment Sheet

The Interviews with the Experts Videos are intended to extend your understanding of the material in the textbook by giving you a behind-the-scenes look at aspects of personality and its application by some of the leaders in the field.  There are no right or wrong answers, but your grade will be based on the nature, quality, and relevance of your responses.

1. Imagine that you are writing a brief description of this video for people who are considering watching it.  How would you characterize or summarize it

1.  Identify any three “take-aways” that you got from this video.  These could be any points that it made, thoughts that it sparked, or issues or applications that it discussed.Take-Away #1:________________________________________________________

Take-Away #2: ________________________________________________________

Take-Away #3: ________________________________________________________

1. Imagine that you are writing a review of this video that summarizes your evaluation of it.  Please indicate what you liked BEST and LEAST about the video and give it a rating (based on a 5-star system).  Note that the evaluation of your response is based on your identifying the things you liked BEST and LEAST, and your assignment of rating, and NOT the number stars you give it or whether you liked or disliked the video.   Your evaluations will be helpful in relation to encouraging you to reflect more deeply on the video, and provide us with feedback that can be useful in relation to the value of the video’s use in the future.  Be sure to identify:

A). What I liked Best:

B). What I liked Least (or would like to have heard more about):

C).  My overall rating: (1 to 5 stars): ___________

Discusses some of the treatments for insomnia. One of the behavioral changes noted involves spending less waking time in bed. Why do you think spending waking time in bed could interfere with falling asleep later?

1. Research: Find a scholarly research article that discusses cultural sameness and/or cultural differences between your culture and another country that you believe is culturally different from your own. Briefly discuss the hypothesis, methods, and outcomes involved in the study. Was the hypothesis proven?

2. Compare: Go to Hofstede’s Compare Countries web page (https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/) and compare your country of origin results with the other country you chose.

Click on the link, scroll down a bit, (do not purchase anything), then put the name of a country in the box and select your country from the drop down list if available. Once your country appears in the field, put another name of a country right after the first one (your own country) and select it. Compare results. By the way, you can add several countries and produce a very colorful graph with interesting results!

3. Evaluation: Drawing from Heine’s presentation in chapter 4 on considerations for conducting cross-cultural research, evaluate this study and clarify potential challenges you see.

Textbook Cultural Psychology (Fourth Edition) by Steven J. Heine