美国和中国在12项任务中的认知和感知差异:可复制性,强度和文化内部变化
Anjie Cao1, Alexandra Carstensen2, Shan Gao3
1Department of Psychology, Stanford University.
Journal of experimental psychology. General
|June 13, 2024
概括
在美国和中国之间重复心理任务显示出混合的结果. 一些认知任务显示了文化差异,而另一些则没有,挑战了以前关于文化变异的发现.
科学领域:
- 跨文化心理学跨文化心理学
- 认知科学是一种认知科学.
- 文化神经科学是一种神经科学.
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,西方和东亚社会之间存在显著的文化差异,这些社会使用了各种心理任务.
- 了解这些差异对于全球合作和心理学理论发展至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 进行12项心理学任务的大规模复制,此前报告显示美国和中国之间的文化差异.
- 评估观察到的跨文化认知变异的稳定性和可复制性.
主要方法:
- 利用成年人的在线便利样本进行了两次大规模复制.
- 管理了12个不同的心理任务,测量认知,语言,感知和推理.
- 分析文化差异,任务可靠性和与文化认同措施的关系的数据.
主要成果:
- 观察到一个异质的模式:五项任务显示强大的文化差异,五项没有差异,两项显示相反方向的小差异.
- 在多重试验任务中发现了适度的可靠性,但任务得分之间的相关性有限.
- 跨文化认知差异与文化认同的明确措施没有很强的关联.
结论:
- 复制产生了混合的结果,表明并非所有先前报告的文化差异都是强大的.
- 强调需要严格的,开放的科学方法来建立一个可靠的跨文化差异的科学.
- 突出了所有任务,数据和分析的可用性,用于未来的研究.
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