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29th APS Annual Convention

Influence of Culture on Cognition

Sunday, May 28, 2017 · Boston, MA

Cognitive

Over the past 25 years, it has been increasingly recognized that the effects of culture permeate not only social processes, but also cognitive ones. This symposium covers recent advances in research on how culture affects the concept of time, self, and memory, using a combination of behavioral and neural methods.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Angela GutchessChair
    Brandeis University
  • Angela GutchessDiscussant
    Brandeis University

Presentations

  1. Spatial Conceptions of Time: When Culture Trumps LanguageDaniel Casasanto
  2. Culture, Psychological Connectedness to the Past and Future, and Self-ContinuityLi-Jun Ji, Emily Hong, Tieyuan Guo, Zhiyong Zhang, Yanjie Su, Ye Li
  3. Do Cultures Vary in Self-Enhancement? ERP, Behavioral, and Self-Report EvidenceRyan Hampton, Michael Varnum
  4. Cross-Cultural Differences in Neural Activity for Specific and General RecognitionLaura Paige, John Ksander, Selen Amado, Angela Gutchess