Culture and Cognition (Cognitive Psychology)

Running Head : CULTURE AND COGNITION

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Abstract

This discusses the effect of culture on cognition . It also tackles the different implications of this concept on the definition and assessment of cognitive processes

Culture and Cognition

Introduction

Culture may be defined as a combination of different traits of a social group . These traits or ways of life can be language , arts , sciences thoughts , spirituality , social activities , interactions , and many more ( Definition , n .d . The world has many peoples and thus many cultures , thus

each has their own beliefs , traditions , and customs

Another characteristic of a certain culture may be cognition . Because of human diversity in traditions and customs , there is also diversity in intelligence . According to Cole , Gay , Glick , and Sharp (as cited in Sternberg , 2004 , certain behaviors may be smart in one culture but plainly stupid in another (1971

Culture and Intelligence

According to Robert Sternberg in his article entitled Culture and Intelligence , intelligence cannot be fully measured , developed , and conceptualized when it is outside the cultural context . This creates an impression that intelligence is a norm and being a deviant from that norm would mean less intelligence (2004 ,

. 1 . An example given by Sternberg about intelligence tests shows an evidence of his argument Any intelligence test created in one culture may not be valid in another culture

Sternberg also constructed models in to determine if the culture has a significant effect on intelligence . On the third model , the dimensions...