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Direct linkDuffy, Sean; Kitayama, Shinobu – Cognitive Science, 2007
In two experiments we demonstrate a substantial cross-cultural difference in a mnemonic context effect, whereby a magnitude estimate of a simple stimulus such as a line or circle is biased toward the center of the distribution of previously seen instances of the same class. In support of the hypothesis that Asians are more likely than Americans to…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cultural Differences, Mnemonics, Teaching Methods
