2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effect of culture on cognitive process of narrative text in later life

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19539001
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational psychology
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	HOSOKAWA Aya Tohoku University, 講師 (00451500)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	生涯発達 / 老年期 / 物語テキスト認知処理過程 / 解釈的意味想起 / 表面的意味想起 / 異文化間 / 社会的認知ゴール / Wisdom
Research Abstract	This study examined cultural and age effect on the recall of interpretive meanings of narrative text from the life-span developmental perspectives which defines that cognitive process is influenced by multiple factors including culture, society, and history. The results found that older adults represented deeper and more synthetic interpretation than younger adults while younger adults recalled more literal propositions than older adults across the culture. Moreover, older adults represented deeper and more synthetic interpretation when the stimulus text including implication of culture to which they do not belong to were presented.

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