Indigenous Cognition: Functioning in Cultural Context

Indigenous Cognition: Functioning in Cultural Context edited by J.W. Berry, S.H Irvine, E.G. Hunt.

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 psych...

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Other Authors: Berry, J.W (Editor), Irvine, S.H (Editor), Hunt, E.G (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Nato Science Series D:, Behavioural and Social Sciences, 41
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Cognitive psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • I Indigenous and Universal Cognition
  • 1 Cognitive Values and Cognitive Competence Among the Bricoleurs
  • 2 Culturally Invariant Parameters of Cognitive Functioning
  • 3 Coding, Attention, and Planning: A Cap for Every Head
  • 4 The Whorfian Hypothesis Revisited: A Cognitive Science View of Linguistic and Cultural Effects on Thought
  • 5 Alphabetic Literacy and Brain Processes
  • 6 An Ecological and Social Cross-Cultural Model: The Case of Greece
  • II African Evidence
  • 7 Cognitive Competence in Africa and Models of Information Processing: A Research Prospectus
  • 8 Constructing the Intellect of the Shona: A Taxonomic Approach
  • 9 Distance Constancy in Bushmen: An Exploratory Study
  • 10 A Comparative Study of Cognitive Style AmongBiaka PygmiesBangandu Villagers
  • III Native North American Evidence
  • 11 Contextualisation and Differentiation In Cross-Cultural Cognition
  • 12 Cree Cognition in Natural and Educational Contexts
  • 13 Indian Achievement in School: Adaptation to Hostile Environments
  • Contributors To This Volume
  • Author Index.

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