In an Experiment Investigating the Effect of Culture on Perception

question 145

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In an experiment investigating the effect of culture on perception, participants from the United States and participants from East Asia were found to use different brain areas when making judgments about relative line length, but not when making judgments about absolute line length.

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Definitions:

Theory of Evolution

A scientific explanation for the diversity of life, stating that species change over time through natural selection and genetic variations.

Domino Effect

A phenomenon where a change or event causes a successive series of similar changes or events.

Lev Vygotsky

A Soviet psychologist renowned for his theory on social development and the concept of the Zone of Proximal Development, emphasizing the impact of social interaction on learning.

Urie Bronfenbrenner

A psychologist known for introducing the ecological systems theory to explain how the inherent qualities of a child and the characteristics of the external environment interact to influence how the child will grow and develop.