Cognition and Culture: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Cognitive Psychology

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Pages ii-iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Foreword
Pages v-viii
Walter J. Lonner

Preface
Page ix

Acknowledgements
Page x

Cultural Bases of Folk Classificational Systems Original Research Article
Pages 3-22
Ben G. Blount

Deictic and Intrinsic Orientation in Spatial Descriptions: A Comparison Between English and German Original Research Article
Pages 23-44
Mary Carroll

Time, Memory, and Knowledge Representation: The Indian Perspective Original Research Article
Pages 45-55
Adesh Agarwal

Effects of a Bilingual Context on Memory Performance Original Research Article
Pages 57-75
Zehra F. Peynircioğlu, Aydin Y. Durgunoğlu

Mental Representations in Developing Modals: A Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Review Original Research Article
Pages 77-94
Toshiya Tanaka

A Comparison of Chinese and English Language Processing Original Research Article
Pages 97-117
May Jane Chen

The Ordering of Words in Utterance Production: An Integrated View of the Basic Principles in German and Chinese Original Research Article
Pages 119-143
Rainer Dietrich, Zhen Xian Zheng

The Role of Cultural Schemata In Reading Comprehension Original Research Article
Pages 145-155
Jeanette Altarriba, Wendy J. Forsythe

Assessing Language Comprehension Skills In Cross-Cultural Settings Original Research Article
Pages 157-175
James M. Royer, María S. Carlo

Language-Specific Influences of Phonology and Orthography on Emergent Literacy Original Research Article
Pages 177-205
Markéta Caravolas

Cultural Context in the Development of Children's Narratives Original Research Article
Pages 207-228
Jayanthi Mistry

Arabic Orthography and Reading Acquisition Original Research Article
Pages 229-244
Daniel A. Wagner, Jennifer E. Spratt

Convergent Perspective and Divergent Perspective: A Cultural Difference with a Clearly Perceptual Cause Original Research Article
Pages 247-263
Jan B. Dereffowski

From Initial Speech Perception to Language-Specific Processing: An Overview of Cross-Linguistic Research Original Research Article
Pages 265-279
Caroline Floccia, Josiane Bertoncini

A Comparison of Conditional Reasoning in English and Chinese Original Research Article
Pages 283-297
Francesco Cara, Guy Politzer

Sociocultural Processes in the Development of Thinking Original Research Article
Pages 299-316
Mary Gauvain

Abstract Thinking Original Research Article
Pages 317-342
Fons J.R. van de Vijver, Madde E. Willemsen

Similarities and Differences in the Formal and Informal Mathematical Cognition of African, American, and Asian Children: The Roles of Schooling and Social Class Original Research Article
Pages 343-360
Jeffrey C. Davis, Herbert P. Ginsburg

An Ecological Approach to Understanding Cognition Across Cultures Original Research Article
Pages 361-375
John W. Berry

The Influence of Culture on Cognitive Processes Original Research Article
Pages 379-384
Jeanette Altarriba

Author
Pages 385-386

Author Index
Pages 387-398

Subject Index
Pages 399-405