Cognitive Psychology In and Out of the Laboratory
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Mourning and Grief: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Summary: In this video, we'll examine the difference between grief and mourning, as well as how different cultures approach processing emotion.
Individualistic vs. Collectivistic Cultures
Summary: In this video, you will learn the difference between an individualistic and collectivistic culture and how it affects cognition and communication styles and message delivery.
Perceptions of Culture: Ideal Culture and Real Culture, Ethnocentrism, & Culture Relativism
Summary: This video helps define and discuss the difference between perceptions of ideal culture and real culture. We also examine ethnocentrism and compare it to the idea of culture relativism.
Summary: Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia—meaning that his perception of words, numbers, and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world.
Cultural Relativity: Definition & Examples
Summary: This video discusses the concept of cultural relativity, which is an approach to understanding cultures that are different from one’s own.
Website
Summary: Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
Summary: Cultural Intelligence
LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System
Summary: Metacognition, Cognitive Strategy Instruction, and Reading in Adult Literacy
Summary: Cross-cultural psychology looks at how cultural factors influence human behavior. Learn about some of the topics that interest cross-cultural psychologists.