The Origin of Cultural Differences in Cognition: The Social Orientation Hypothesis  

Oleh:

Varnum, Michael E. W. ; Grossmann, Igor ; Kitayama, Shinobu ; Nisbett, Richard E.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 19 no. 01 (Feb. 2010), page 9-13.
Topik: culture; cross-cultural differences; within-culture differences; reasoning; independence/interdependence; holistic/analytic cognition
Fulltext: 02. The Origin of Cultural Differences in Cognition - The Social Orientation Hypothesis.pdf (160.2KB)

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A large body of research documents cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. Westerners tend to be more analytic and East Asians tend to be more holistic. These findings have often been explained as being due to corresponding differences in social orientation. Westerners are more independent and Easterners are more interdependent. However, comparisons of the cognitive tendencies of Westerners and East Asians do not allow us to rule out alternative explanations for the cognitive differences, such as linguistic and genetic differences, as well as cultural differences other than social orientation. In this review we summarize recent developments that provide stronger support for the social orientation hypothesis.

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