迁移到小麦种植区可以增加分析性思维,但迁移到城市却不能:一项三波纵向研究
Alexander Scott English1, Thomas Talhelm2, Rongtian Tong3
1Center for Behavioral Research Across Cultures in the School of Psychology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)
|September 26, 2025
概括
文化思想风格随着环境而变化,但不是现代化. 古老的农业实践,特别是大米与小麦的种植,随着时间的推移,显著影响了学生的认知风格,证明了持久的文化传播.
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.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 文化思维方式,特别是整体认知,与社会相互依存有关.
- 现代化理论预测,随着城市化和经济发展,思维方式会发生变化.
- 以前的研究还没有充分探讨历史农业实践对当代认知的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查是否搬迁到新的环境改变了大学生的文化思维方式.
- 测试现代化 (城市化,经济发展) 减少整体思想的假设.
- 检查历史农业遗产 (大米与小麦农业) 对认知风格的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向研究追踪了中国18个地点的1462名大学生.
- 评估整体思想,衡量相互依赖的认知.
- 基于目的地环境 (城市/农村,发达/不发达) 和历史农业类型 (大米/小麦) 的思维方式变化进行统计分析.
主要成果:
- 搬到大城市或更发达的地区并没有显著减少整体思维.
- 一个地区的米与小麦农业的历史是思想风格变化的重要预测因素.
- 搬到小麦农业地区的学生在五个月内表现出不那么全面的思想,在三年内差异扩大.
结论:
- 历史的农业实践,而不是现代化,显著地塑造了当代中国的文化思想风格.
- 大米种植所需的相互依赖似乎比小麦种植更能培养整体的思维.
- 这项研究表明,文化认知差异的持久传播植根于历史的农业系统.
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