Perceiving an object and its context in different cultures: A cultural look at New Look
Perceiving an object and its context in different cultures: A cultural look at New Look
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-9280.02432
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Larsen, JT
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作者：
Kitayama, S;Duffy, S;Larsen, JT
在两项研究中，一项新设计的测试(框线测试)被用来检验一种假设，即从事亚洲文化的人更有能力吸收背景信息，而从事北美文化的人更有能力忽略背景信息。在每一次试验中，参与者都会看到一个正方形的边框，里面印着一条垂直线。然后向参与者展示另一个相同或不同大小的正方形框架，并要求他们画一条线，无论是绝对长度(绝对任务)还是与周围框架高度的比例(相对任务)，都要与第一条线相同。结果支持这一假设：日本人在相对任务上更准确，而美国人在绝对任务上更准确。此外，在接触另一种文化时，个体倾向于表现出宿主文化中常见的认知特征。
In two studies, a newly devised test (framed-line test) was used to examine the hypothesis that individuals engaging in Asian cultures are more capable of incorporating contextual information and those engaging in North American cultures are more capable of ignoring contextual information. On each trial, participants were presented with a square frame, within which was printed a vertical line. Participants were then shown another square frame of the same or different size and asked to draw a line that was identical to the first line in either absolute length (absolute task) or proportion to the height of the surrounding frame (relative task). The results supported the hypothesis: Whereas Japanese were more accurate in the relative task, Americans were more accurate in the absolute task. Moreover, when engaging in another culture, individuals tended to show the cognitive characteristic common in the host culture.