#nisbett

[howdoyoufeelabouttheviolin]

NISBETT SAID: CATHERINE…… SERIOUSLY

sarah...the placement of my dwarf sons into the correct hogwarts houses is very important to me...please support me...dwalin is a hufflepuff

[howdoyoufeelabouttheviolin]

nisbett said: Oi have you gone back home? I have indeed gone home because I am a) a weak piece of shit who couldn't stand to be in college alone and b) Marie is ill and rang me crying last night so I was like. Ok. Prodigal daughter shall come home

[sallyhammy-blog]

Culture and Perception

There is a semi fervent debate in psychology about whether basic psychological findings are universal or vary based on a variety of other factors, one of these being culture.  Much of the research on cultural differences has been done on comparisons between East Asians and European Americans.

One of my favorite studies looks at how East Asians and European Americans differ in perceptual styles by looking at art. Researchers (Masuda, Gonzalez, Kwan, & Nisbett, 2005) coded thousands of paintings from both cultures and found that consistently the horizon line was painted higher and the people in portraits were much smaller in Asian paintings relative to Westerns ones.  This same pattern emerges when Asian participants were asked to draw a scene.  When asked to choose the most aesthetically pleasing photograph, either one where the main figure is larger or smaller, Asians picked the smaller figure with the larger background.

(Above: Chinese landscape, Below: American landscape)

Why is this the case?  It's because Westerners, who think analytically, tend to perceive the world as made up of separate objects, whereas Easterners, who think more holistically, tend to perceive everything as being interconnected.  In this sense, a higher horizon allows you to see more of a scene and the subjects' relation to each other. A lower horizon directs the viewer's attention to specific objects.  A portrait where the central figure is larger focuses attention on the subject, while one where the central figure is smaller allows the painter to incorporate elements of the environment or background into the painting.

(Left: Chinese portrait, Right: American portrait)

Analytic thinkers (Westerners) show field independence, that is, they are able to separate the subject from the background.  In contrast, holistic thinkers (Easterners) show field dependence, where objects are tied to their backgrounds.  

[howdoyoufeelabouttheviolin]

nisbett replied to your post: There’s like a gazillion people coming for Easter... You know you will be on the box I'M NOT GOING TO SIT ON THE BOX

[greenhousenj-blog]

Robtheastronaut- Delight 

I know y'a not used to the smooth stuff so get used to it!! 

Soundcloud @Robtheastronut

[bluview]

People are more likely to be correct in their judgements about the logical validity of arguments when the argument is meaningful and it's conclusion is plausible.

Richard nisbett, the geography of thought

[howdoyoufeelabouttheviolin]

SARAH WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU I FIXED THE TV AND THERE ARE NO LONGER ROBOTIC KOREAN AND FRENCH VOICES COMING FROM IT I DID IT I GOT OUT OF VIETNAM 

[howdoyoufeelabouttheviolin]

hey sarah if you've sent me another ask i haven't gotten it :(