Individual Differences in Western and Chinese Culture Groups

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Main Author:	Fan, Gaojie
Language:	English
Published:	Miami University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:	Cognitive Psychology Psychology handedness style of processing working memory capacity cultural differences culture individual difference
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1461755665

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami14617556652021-08-03T06:36:12Z Individual Differences in Western and Chinese Culture Groups Fan, Gaojie Cognitive Psychology Psychology handedness style of processing working memory capacity cultural differences culture individual difference Previous studies on human cognition show that people with different cultural backgrounds may differ in various ways. However, there are other unexplored possibilities for cultural differences including degree of handedness thought to reflect hemispheric coordination, reliance on verbal versus visual representation in problem solving, and working memory capacity both spatial and operational. We assessed each of these using the Edinburgh scale, a validated scale of style of processing, and two automatic working memory span tasks. Participants were either native Chinese students (who spoke Mandarin) or American students. Data were analyzed using a 2 culture group x 2 gender MANOVA. Culture impacted the set of measures (p < .05) but gender did not (p = .07) and these factors did not interact (p = .23). We also examined the pattern of correlations among the measures across the two groups and found differences due to cultural group as well. For example, visual scores from style of processing scale correlated with both working memory span tasks in the Western group but do not correlate with either in the Chinese group. A followed exploratory factor analysis also showed different latent variable patterns in the two cultural groups. 2016-04-28 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1461755665 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1461755665 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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Individual Differences in Western and Chinese Culture Groups

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