title: Cultural variations in global versus local processing: a developmental perspective.
abstract: We conducted 3 studies to explore cultural differences in global versus local processing and their developmental trajectories. In Study 1 (N = 363), we found that Japanese college students were less globally oriented in their processing than American or Argentine participants. We replicated this effect in Study 2 (N = 1,843) using a nationally representative sample of Japanese and American adults ages 20 to 69, and found further that adults in both cultures became more globally oriented with age. In Study 3 (N = 133), we investigated the developmental course of the cultural difference using Japanese and American children, and found it was evident by 4 years of age. Cultural variations in global versus local processing emerge by early childhood, and remain throughout adulthood. At the same time, both Japanese and Americans become increasingly global processors with age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Vikram K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jaswal
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Angeline S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lillard
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, Meiji Gakuin University.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizokawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hitokoto
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics, Konan University.
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001118:Argentina; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D066233:Psychology, Developmental; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult