sentences:  At the cultural level of analysis, believing in and valuing individual uniqueness is postulated by Markus & Kitayama’s theory to be positively correlated with egoism, while in reality they are negatively correlated.Experiencing the self as emotionally detached and independent from social contexts was supposed to be positively related to self-reliance, while in reality the two concepts are negatively related.Independent thinking was supposed to be correlated positively with self-reliance, but in reality they are negatively correlated.