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The Geography of Thought：How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why

内容简介

WhenpsychologistRichardE.NisbettshowedananimatedunderwaterscenetohisAmericanstudents,theyzeroedinonabigfishswimmingamongsmallerfish.Japaneseobserversinsteadcommentedonthebackgroundenvironment--andthedifferent"seeings"areacluetoprofoundcognitivedifferencesbetweenWesternersandEastAsians.AsNisbettshowsinTheGeographyofThought,peoplethinkabout--andevensee--theworlddifferentlybecauseofdifferingecologies,socialstructures,philosophies,andeducationalsystemsthatdatebacktoancientGreeceandChina.TheGeographyofThoughtdocumentsProfessorNisbett'sgroundbreakingresearchinculturalpsychology,addressingquestionssuchas:WhydidtheancientChineseexcelatalgebraandarithmetic,butnotgeometry,thebrilliantachievementofsuchGreeksasEuclid?WhydoEastAsiansfinditsodifficulttodisentangleanobjectfromitssurroundings?WhydoWesterninfantslearnnounsmorerapidlythanverbs,whenitistheotherwayaroundinEastAsia?Atamomentinhistorywhentheneedforcross-culturalunderstandingandcollaborationhaveneverbeenmoreimportant,TheGeographyofThoughtoffersbothamaptothatgulfandablueprintforabridgethatmightbeabletospanit.

作者简介

当一位跟他一道研究社会心理学和逻辑推理问题的中国学生有一天说了这样一段话时,他深感震惊:“你知道,你我之间的差别在于我认为世界是一个圆圈,而你认为它是一条直线。中国人相信世界是在不断变化的,但事物总是不断地回到其先前的状态。他们关注许多现象,寻找事物之间的关系,他们认为不能了解整体你就不能理解局部。西方人生活的世界较为简单、明确。他们把注意力放在突出的物体或人上,而不是更全面的现象上。他们认为他们可以控制事件的发生,因为他们了解支配事物行为的规律。”

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