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Shade, Barbara J. – 1984
Specific and unique information processing patterns have been developed by Black Americans as a result of coping with and adapting to a color-conscious society. A review of the literature shows that the major variation in the processing of information which seems to be uniquely Black American occurs in their patterns of perception. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Harvey, T. Edward; And Others – 1981
This study investigated the effect of culture on the cognitive styles of Polynesian Asian, and Caucasian Americans in a multicultural school setting. The study attempted to test the Hill scales of cognitive development to determine if they would be a valid predictor of individual cognitive styles. In addition, the investigation tested the popular…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies
Wiseman, Richard L. – 1980
Noting that one means of better understanding the nature of cultural differences is to elucidate the cognitive differences between members of differing cultures, this paper examines Alexander Luria's sociohistorical theory of functional cognitive systems. The paper first describes Luria's notion of functional systems, the crux of which postulates…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Marin, Noemi – 1996
Graduate students have long expressed difficulties adapting to different expectations graduate schools place upon them. Foreign students pursuing knowledge in the field of speech communication encounter cultural difficulties. Foreign graduate students are students at risk because they become a central locus for cultural tensions in relation to:…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Graduate Students