A5091776941- Cultural Differences and Values
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Language and cultural evolution
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Arizona State University
2016-2025
Defence Research and Development Canada
2023
University of Waterloo
2023
The Scarborough Hospital
2023
University of Toronto
2023
University of Sussex
2022
Environmental Defense Fund
2021-2022
Google (United States)
2022
Oklahoma State University
2021
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City
2019
A large body of research documents cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. tend to be more analytic Asians holistic. These findings have often been explained as being due corresponding in social orientation. are independent Easterners interdependent. However, comparisons the tendencies do not allow us rule out alternative explanations for differences, such linguistic genetic well cultural other than In this review we summarize recent developments which provide stronger...
Individualism appears to have increased over the past several decades, yet most research documenting this shift has been limited study of a handful highly developed countries. Is world becoming more individualist as whole? If so, why? To answer these questions, we examined 51 years data on practices and values across 78 Our findings suggest that individualism is indeed rising in societies tested. Despite dramatic shifts toward greater around world, however, cultural differences remain...
We show that differences in social orientation and cognition exist between cultures classes do not necessarily have counterparts individual within those groups. Evidence comes from a large-scale study conducted with 10 measures of independent vs. interdependent analytic holistic cognitive style. The successfully distinguish interdependence (viewing oneself as embedded relations others) independence disconnected at the group level. However, correlations among were negligible. Similar results...
It is well documented that aging associated with cognitive declines in many domains. Yet it a common lay belief some aspects of thinking improve into old age. Specifically, older people are believed to show better competencies for reasoning about social dilemmas and conflicts. Moreover, the idea aging-related gains wisdom consistent views mind developmental psychology. However, date research has provided little evidence corroborating this assumption. We addressed question two studies, using...
Why do cultures change? The present work examined cultural change in eight cultural-level markers, or correlates, of individualism the United States, all which increased over course 20th century: frequency individualist themes books, preference for uniqueness baby naming, single-child relative to multichild families, single-generation multigeneration households, percentage adults and older living alone, small family size, divorce rates (relative marriage rates). We tested five key hypotheses...
There are competing accounts of the relationship among social class, culture, and cognition. An interactive hypothesis suggests between class cognitive tendencies varies inasmuch as societies differ in their endorsement those tendencies. alternative additive that class-related environments promote differences The authors addressed validity these by simultaneously examining effects Americans (an independent society) Russians interdependent society). Consistent with hypothesis, lower was...
Laypeople and many social scientists assume that superior reasoning abilities lead to greater well-being. However, previous research has been inconclusive. This may be because prior investigators used operationalizations of favored analytic as opposed wise thinking. We assessed wisdom in terms the degree which people use various pragmatic schemas deal with conflicts. With a random sample Americans, we found is associated life satisfaction, less negative affect, better relationships,...
The world population has doubled over the last half century. Yet, research on psychological effects of human density, once a popular topic, decreased past few decades. Applying fresh perspective to an old we draw upon life history theory examine density. Across nations and across U.S. states (Studies 1 2), find that dense populations exhibit behaviors corresponding slower strategy, including greater future-orientation, investment in education, more long-term mating orientation, later...
Abstract Central and East Europeans have a great deal in common, both historically culturally, with West North Americans, but tend to be more interdependent. Interdependence has been shown linked holistic cognition. Asians are interdependent than Americans holistic. If interdependence causes holism, we would expect Americans. In two studies found evidence that indeed Westerners on three tasks, one of which examined categorization measured patterns visual attention. These support the argument...
Voluntary settlement on a frontier may promote values of independence. At present, however, researchers know little about the behavioral consequences this process. In study, we examined regional variations in baby naming. Because naming is an act considerable personal and familial significance, it reflects prevalent cultural values. support hypothesized link between independence, found that babies receive popular names less frequently western regions United States than its eastern (Study 1)....
People from different cultures vary in the ways they approach social conflicts, with Japanese being more motivated to maintain interpersonal harmony and avoid conflicts than Americans are. Such cultural differences have developmental consequences for reasoning about conflict. In study reported here, we interviewed random samples of Midwest United States larger Tokyo area their reactions stories intergroup conflicts. Responses showed that wisdom (e.g., recognition multiple perspectives,...
An emerging literature indicates that dispositional bias in causal attribution of social behavior is weaker for people with working-class (vs. middle-class) backgrounds. However, it unknown whether this difference also present spontaneous forms trait inference. In the current work, American undergraduates were asked to merely memorize many pairings a target face and trait-implying behavior. subsequent lexical judgment task, after each was presented as fixation, either an implied or its...
What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic-partner choice (mate seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds retention kin care) has been less thoroughly connected relevant comparative work other species, the case care, these well researched. Examining varied sources data from 27 societies around world, we found...
How much cultural variation is explained by the physical and social ecologies people inhabit? Here, we provide an answer using nine ecological variables 66 (including personality traits, values norms) drawn from EcoCultural Dataset. We generate a range of estimates different statistical metrics (e.g. current levels, average levels across time, unpredictability time) each variables. Our results suggest that, on average, ecology explains substantial amount human above beyond spatial...
Numerous studies have documented the effects of social class on psychological and behavioral variables. However, lay beliefs about how affects these dimensions not been systematically tested. Studies 1 2 assessed association between 8 variables (including tendencies cognitive ability). Study 3 Big five personality traits class, study 4 reframed from in opposite terms yielded similar results. 5 contained framed as both 4, replicated those results suggesting that framing were responsible for...
Individualism appears to have increased over the past several decades, yet most research documenting this shift has been limited study of a handful highly-developed countries. Is world becoming more individualistic as whole? If so, why? To address these questions, here we examine 51 years data on practices and values across 77 Our findings suggest that individualism is indeed rising in societies tested. Despite dramatic shifts towards greater around world, cultural differences remain...