Culture and Cognition

Question 1

What do we mean when we say “culture and cognition”?

Answer 1

So, in simple terms - culture influences our learning (cognition) and thus behaviour

Question 2

“acculturation” and “enculturation”

Answer 2

Acculturation: the process of being in contact with a new culture to you, however, fully accepting the new norms

Enculturation: the process of being in contact with new culture and adopting your cultural norms to this new place (not being acceptful of diversity)

Question 3

“surface culture” and “deep culture”

Answer 3

SC: when we easily view the differences in a culture, the superficial things (doesn’t take much time or effort to notice)

DC: the beliefs, attitudes and values of a culture that are not so easily noticeable, x amount of time and effort must be put to deeply understand y.