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- Title
Cultural and individual differences in the generalization of theories regarding human thinking.
- Authors
Kim, Kyungil; Park, Youngjun
- Abstract
Tests of a universal theory often find significant variability and individual differences between cultures. We propose that descriptivism research should focus more on cultural and individual differences, especially those based on motivational factors. Explaining human thinking by focusing on individual difference factors across cultures could provide a parsimonious paradigm, by uncovering the true causal mechanisms of psychological processes.
- Subjects
INDIVIDUAL differences; GENERALIZATION; THOUGHT &; thinking; DECISION theory; PARADIGMS (Social sciences); CULTURE
- Publication
Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 2011, Vol 34, Issue 5, p259
- ISSN
0140-525X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0140525X1100063X