FilPsy Lesson 2

Who is the author of the book Geography of Thought which is the basis for the pre-lesson 2?

• Ara Norenzanyan

• John Henrich

• Richard Nisbett

• Steven Heine

What is the name of the model proposed in the book Geography of Thought?

• Socio-Ecological Model

• Macro-Micro Cultural Model

• Homeostatic Socio-cognitive Systems Model

• Homeostatic Socio-cultural Systems Model

T/F. The wealth of the Greek citizens gave them more time to engage in rational debates in public than their Asian counterparts.

• True

• False

T/F. Chinese civilization is composed of ethnically-diverse groups that caused them to be more conservative when dealing with cultural differences

• True

• False

T/F. Because of a culture of debating, Asians are more attenuated to assert themselves and to think freely for themselves than their Western counterparts.

• True

• False

T/F. Ancient Greece, as a coastal city, was a maritime society where people of different cultures engaged creating more tolerance for diversity.

• True

• False

T/F. The geography of ancient China influenced its political practices which in turn influenced the norms in these ancient societies.

• True

• False

T/F. The Model proposed by Nisbett to explain cultural differences between the East and West has a materialistic base.

• True

• False

Ecology influences economy which influences ______ which influences attention which influences epistemology.

• Cognitive processes

• Ontology

• Social structures

• Legal structures

T/F. The differences in Muller-Lyer illusion reported by Henrich et al., can be explained by the HSS Model by Nisbett

• True

• False