“…In other studies, social psychologists find that when individuals comment about a photograph, Americans of European descent generally make remarks about the most prominent object, while those from East Asian countries discuss the context in which the object is situated (Ji, Peng, and Nisbett, 2000; Masuda and Nisbett, 2001; Nisbett and Miyamoto, 2005). Other studies show that Americans place priority on individual rather than group goals (Goodsell et al, 2011; Markus and Kitayama, 1991), whereas for East Asians, a “well-adjusted, mature individual is one who is skilled at maintaining harmonious social relationships and aspires to fulfill social roles and obligations” (Wirtz and Chi-yue, 2008, pp. 150–51).…”