DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Calvinism, Cumulative Learning, Culture Of Asia
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Culture and point of view nisbett & masuda. East asians attend to objects and its attributes to find out what rules govern its behavior based on category membership. Formal logic gives a sense of control over the object. Possible reasons for that: attend to a broad perceptual and conceptual field, noticing relationships and changes based on family resemblance. No logic lacking personal control about objects. Understand more about magnetism and acoustics, because they looked on the field of forces. The greeks had less complex social relations and valued autonomy and individualism attend to objects in light of ones personal goals. Low context society" the self is composed of fixed attributes, so the context does not matter. Children are trained to be independent uniqueness is preferred. The chinese are engaged in multiple complex role relations with other people (family, village and state) and coordinate their actions to minimize social friction.
