University of Groningen
Distance in the eye of the beholder Em, Laetitia
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Em, L. (2019). Distance in the eye of the beholder: an exploration of the nomological network of psychic distance. University of Groningen, SOM research school. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.99857043
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Propositions
Accompanying the PhD thesis
Distance in the Eye of the Beholder
An exploration of the nomological network of psychic distance
by
Laetitia Em
1. “We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.” (Anaïs Nin)
2. “The more you know, the more you know you don't know.” (Aristotle)
3. “The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.” (Daniel Kahneman)
4. “When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will disappear.” (Lao Tzu)
5. “Every person’s mental programming is partly unique, partly shared with others.” (Geert Hofstede)
6. Psychic distance is now conceptualized as (1) individual, (2) perceptual, (3) dynamic, and (4) asymmetrical (Chapter 2).
7. A people’s culture goes beyond cultural dimensions based on values; they also encompass common history, living habits, folklore, etc. All of these experiences shared through centuries of common history contribute to forming a “collective unconscious”, which in turn shapes perceptions shared by all members of that community. (Chapter 2).
8. Perceiving differences does not necessarily mean considering them as difficulties (Chapter 3).
9. What matters for decision-making is not so much what the environment is like, but how it is interpreted and understood (Chapter 6).
