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Indigenous Cognition: Functioning in Cultural Context

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Editors:
  1. J. W. Berry

    1. Queen’s University, Canada

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  2. S. H. Irvine

    1. Plymouth Polytechnic, England

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  3. E. B. Hunt

    1. University of Washington, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series D: (ASID, volume 41)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. W. Berry, S. H. Irvine, E. B. Hunt
      Pages 1-5

  3. Indigenous and Universal Cognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Cognitive Values and Cognitive Competence among the Bricoleurs

      • John W. Berry
      Pages 9-20

    3. Culturally Invariant Parameters of Cognitive Functioning

      • Ype H. Poortinga, Fons J. R. van de Vijver
      Pages 21-38

    4. Coding, Attention, and Planning: A Cap for Every Head

      • J. P. Das
      Pages 39-56

    5. The Whorfian Hypothesis Revisited: A Cognitive Science View of Linguistic and Cultural Effects on Thought

      • Earl Hunt, Mahzarin R. Banaji
      Pages 57-84

    6. Alphabetic Literacy and Brain Processes

      • Derrick de Kerckhove
      Pages 85-103

    7. An Ecological and Social Cross-Cultural Model: The Case of Greece

      • James Georgas
      Pages 105-123

  4. African Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Cognitive Competence in Africa and Models of Information Processing: A Research Prospectus

      • John M. Verster
      Pages 127-156

    3. Constructing the Intellect of the Shona: A Taxonomic Approach

      • Sidney H. Irvine
      Pages 157-176

    4. Distance Constancy in Bushmen: An Exploratory Study

      • J. B. Deregowski, A. M. Bentley
      Pages 177-185

    5. A Comparative Study of Cognitive Style among Biaka Pygmies and Bangandu Villagers

      • J. W. Berry, J. M. H. van de Koppel, R. C. Annis
      Pages 187-210

  5. Native North American Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. Contextualisation and Differentiation in Cross-Cultural Cognition

      • J. Peter Denny
      Pages 213-229

    3. Cree Cognition in Natural and Educational Contexts

      • John Murdoch
      Pages 231-256

    4. Indian Achievement in School: Adaptation to Hostile Environments

      • Roland Chrisjohn, Shelagh Towson, Michael Peters
      Pages 257-283

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 285-292
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About this book

Cognitive psychology has established itself as one of the major branches of the discipline. with much to its credit in such areas as decision making. information processing. memory and learning. Similarly. the assessment of cognitive abilities has become one of the hallmarks of the practice of psychology in the school. in the factory and in the clinic. In recent years. these two branches have begun to interact. and the two approaches have begun mutually to engage each other. A third trend, that of cross-cultural cognitive psychology, has been informed both by experimental cognitive sciences and by the practice of ability assessment (see. for example. Berry and Dasen, 1974; Cole and Scribner, 1974). However. the reverse has not been true: the cognitive processes and abilities of much of the world's peoples studied by cross-cultural psychologists have not been introduced to psychologists working in these two Western traditions (see Irvine and Berry, 1987). This volume attempts to begin this introduction by asking the question: "What is known about the cognitive functions of other peoples that could enable extant psychology to become more comprehensive, to attain a 'universal' cognitive psychology?" Who are these "other peoples". and by extension, what then is "indigenous cognition"? The first question is rather easy to answer. but the second is more difficult.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Queen’s University, Canada

    J. W. Berry

  • Plymouth Polytechnic, England

    S. H. Irvine

  • University of Washington, USA

    E. B. Hunt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Indigenous Cognition: Functioning in Cultural Context

  • Editors: J. W. Berry, S. H. Irvine, E. B. Hunt

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series D:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2778-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3671-3Published: 29 February 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7749-1Published: 22 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2778-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0258-123X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 292

  • Topics: Cognitive Psychology

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