Biological and cultural factors of asymmetries in cognitive functions
Project/Area Number |
24530923
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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Research Institution | Senshu University |
Principal Investigator |
MATIA Okubo 専修大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (40433859)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Keywords | 文化比較 / 左右差 / 利き手 / 注意 / 読みの習慣 / 認知 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study investigated cultural differences in cognitive and behavioral asymmetries. Comparisons between three nations (Japan, Norway, and Australia) revealed the cultural influences on the asymmetries with biological basis such as handedness. In addition, we found that differences in self-construal between East Asian and European and European descendants (i.e., Australians) modified the size of attentional asymmetries observed in behavioral measures. These results suggest that the direction of cognitive and behavioral asymmetries was determined by the interaction of cultural and biological factors.
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