Do Asians THINK Differently?

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DISCLAIMER (for scientific studies and references SCROLL BELOW)

Of course not all Eastereners are alike nor Westerners are; there may be Westerners that relate more to the Easterners’ way of thinking and vice-versa. But still meaningful generalizations from many scientific studies (see below) can be found regarding general differences in cognition.

I’m sure you can notice how “Western" I am by how I am clearly separating the two categories (East vs. West) and oversimplifying these features ;).



INFORMATION

This video is inspired by Richard Nisbett’s “The Georgaphy of Thought” which is an enlightening read.

Of course these are just a few examples that show the differences in cognition between the two areas. There is much more to discuss and talk about!


THE GEOGRAPHY OF THOUGHT - RICHARD NISBETT - BOOK


REFERENCES & STUDIES

Gentner, D. (1982) Why are nouns learned before verbs: Linguistic relativity versus natural partitioning. In S. A. Kuczaj (Ed.), Language Development: Vol. 2 Language thought and culture. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum
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Gentner, D. (1981). "Some interesting differences between nouns and verbs." Cognition and Brain Theory 4, 161-178.
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Imai, M., and Gentner, D. (1994). "A cross-linguistic study of early word meaning: Universal ontology and linguistic influence." Cognition 62, 169-200.
http://groups.psych.northwestern.edu/...

Ji, L., Peng, K., and Nisbett, R. E. (2000). "Culture, control, and perception of relationships in the environment." Journal of Personality and Social Psychobgy 78, 9
http://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi...

Masuda, T., and Nisbett, R. E. (2001). "Attending holistically vs. analytically: Comparing the context sensitivity of Japanese and Americans.”
https://sites.ualberta.ca/~tmasuda/Pu...

Nisbett, R. E., Peng, K., Choi, I., and Norenzayan, A. (2001). "Culture and systems of thought: Holistic vs. analytic cognition.”
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...

Norenzayan, A., Smith, E. E., Kim, B. J., and Nisbett, R. E. (in press). "Cultural preferences for formal versus intuitive reasoning.”
https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ara/Manusc...

Norenzayan, A., and Kim, B. J. (2002). A cross-cultural comparison of regulatory focus and its effect on the logical consistency of beliefs. Unpublished manuscript, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Norenzayan, A., Choi, I., and Nisbett, R. E. (2002). "Cultural similarities and
differences in social inference: Evidence from behavioral predictions and
lay theories of behavior." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 28,
109-120.
https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ara/Manusc...

Peng, K., and Nisbett, R. E. (1999). "Culture, dialectics, and reasoning about contradiction.”
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