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The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why
The Geography of Thought How Asians and Westerners Think Differentlyand Why
Author: Richard Nisbett
When psychologist Richard E. Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese observers instead commented on the background environment -- and the different "seeings" are a clue to profound cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. As Nisbett...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743255356
ISBN-10: 0743255356
Publication Date: 3/30/2004
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Very interesting hypotheses and summary of relevant data describing how and why Asians and Westerners, or rather those from interconnected and those of independent societies, think differently. If read with an open mind, it forces one to reevaluate cognitive assumptions of which one may have been previously unaware. The text also helps to puts into perspective a lot of societal ills that may result from cognitive errors.
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