The Culture and Human Behavior box “Ways of Seeing” discusses research on differ
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The Culture and Human Behavior box “Ways of Seeing” discusses research on differences in perception between collectivistic cultures and individualistic cultures. When asked to judge either relative or absolute lengths of lines while in an fMRI scanner, research participants from East Asia showed:
greater brain activation during absolute judgments than during relative judgments.
less brain activation during absolute judgments than during relative judgments.
no brain activation during absolute judgments and relative judgments.
no differences in brain activation during absolute judgments and relative judgments.
A.greater brain activation during absolute judgments than during relative judgments.
B.less brain activation during absolute judgments than during relative judgments.
C.no brain activation during absolute judgments and relative judgments.
D.no differences in brain activation during absolute judgments and relative judgments.
Explanation / Answer
Answer- (A) greater brain activation during absolute judgements than during relative judgements.
The FMRI scanner revealed that the participants from East Asia showed greater brain activation during absolute judgements because they found them difficult. According to researches, they showed less brain activation in those aspects which were in their cultural comfort zones.
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