Western bias in cognitive psychology

Question 1

Blasi et al (2022)

Answer 1

An over reliance on English hinders cognitive science due to it’s difference in emphasis to other languages

Question 2

Fujita et al (2017)

Answer 2

Visual illusions:
- Horizontal vertical illusion
- Muller lyer illusion
- Ponzo illusion
- Ebbinghaus Titchener circles illusion

Question 3

Hedden et al (2000)

Answer 3

Different areas have different
- perception
- different speed of distinguishing
- attention

Question 4

Rogoff et al (1993)

Answer 4

East Asians might be more capable of attending to both object and field in comparison to Americans

Question 5

Baiochhi et al (2019)

Answer 5

Semantic memory:
Western populations use taxonomic classification systems and wichi people use ecological justifications

Question 6

Wang + Ross (2005)

Answer 6

Episodic memory:
- European Americans recalled more specific details from the story whereas Asian Americans recalled more general impressions