学术讲座预告
【讲座】apparently unique phenomenon in japan: i am happy with being ordinary
讲座主题：apparently unique phenomenon in japan: i am happy with being ordinary）
主讲人：prof. susumu yamaguchi, university of tokyo
时间：11月4日上午9:00-10:30
地点：教二2316
报告摘要：
it has been claimed in the mainstream psychology that individuals are striving for higher self-evaluation, which is typically measured by rosenberg’s self-esteem scale. in our research, on the other hand, japanese have been found to have positive attitude toward being ordinary, which is apparently in conflict with motivation for higher self-evaluation. i will present empirical evidence indicating that japanese tend to expect that they are super-ordinary (i.e., exaggerated sense of being ordinary). also, preliminary data from american participants will be presented to discuss a possible universality of the apparently unique phenomenon among japanese. the findings will be discussed from a perspective of indigenous psychology.