Cultural variations in global versus local processing: a developmental perspective.

Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0260564 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-0599 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00121649 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Dev Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Washington DC : American Psychological Association
Original Publication: Richmond, Va., American Psychological Assn.

Cross-Cultural Comparison* ; Culture* ; Ethnicity* ; Psychology, Developmental*; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Analysis of Variance ; Argentina ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Japan ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Sex Factors ; United States ; Young Adult

We conducted 3 studies to explore cultural differences in global versus local processing and their developmental trajectories. In Study 1 (N = 363), we found that Japanese college students were less globally oriented in their processing than American or Argentine participants. We replicated this effect in Study 2 (N = 1,843) using a nationally representative sample of Japanese and American adults ages 20 to 69, and found further that adults in both cultures became more globally oriented with age. In Study 3 (N = 133), we investigated the developmental course of the cultural difference using Japanese and American children, and found it was evident by 4 years of age. Cultural variations in global versus local processing emerge by early childhood, and remain throughout adulthood. At the same time, both Japanese and Americans become increasingly global processors with age.
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Date Created: 20141104 Date Completed: 20150722 Latest Revision: 20211203

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