Diversity as Asset

Andrea Bender; Sieghard Beller; Nancy J Nersessian

doi:10.1111/tops.12161

Diversity as Asset

Top Cogn Sci. 2015 Oct;7(4):677-88. doi: 10.1111/tops.12161. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Authors

Andrea Bender¹, Sieghard Beller¹, Nancy J Nersessian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen.
² Department of Psychology, Harvard University.

PMID: 26350021
DOI: 10.1111/tops.12161

Abstract

We begin our commentary by summarizing the commonalities and differences in cognitive phenomena across cultures, as found by the seven papers of this topic. We then assess the commonalities and differences in how our various authors have approached the study of cognitive diversity, and speculate on the need for, and potential of, cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Keywords: Anthropology; Cognition; Cognitive diversity; Cognitive science; Culture; Ethnography; Language; Quantitative versus qualitative methods.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anthropology
Anthropology, Cultural / methods
Cognition / physiology*
Cognitive Science / methods*
Comparative Effectiveness Research / methods
Cooperative Behavior
Cultural Diversity*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Language