Culture and Cognition

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Culture and Cognition in IBDP Psychology

  1. Influence of Culture on Cognitive Processes:
    • Culture significantly impacts our behavior, attitudes, and cognitive processes.
    • It plays a role in the creation of schemas, which in turn affect memory and how information is remembered.
  2. Study of Memory and Culture:
    • The chapter on Culture and Cognition delves into how culture affects the cognitive process of memory.
    • An example is the study by Bartlett
  3. Role of Schemas:
    • Schemas, which are influenced by cultural norms and values, play a crucial role in how information is processed and recalled.
    • Cultural differences can lead to variations in how people remember and perform tasks that are culturally relevant or familiar to them.

Study

Bartlett (Not precisely)