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Cross-cultural psychology is differentiated from (but influences and is influenced by), cultural psychology, which refers to the branch of psychology that holds that human behavior is strongly influenced by cultural differences, meaning that psychological phenomena can only be compared with each other across cultures to a limited extent. In ...
Most popular, Rogoff work is The Cultural Nature of Human Development and the recent one Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town. This book outlines how cultural practices guide one's participation and how community members choose and change cultural practices.
Swiss-born American psychologist Edith Ackermann. Edith Ackermann (1946–2016) Lauren Adamson; Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999) Martha W. Alibali; Louise Bates Ames (1908–1906) Jeffrey Arnett; Louise Arseneault; American psychologist James Mark Baldwin
The following is a list of academicians, both past and present, who are widely renowned for their groundbreaking contributions to the field of educational psychology Contents: Top
John Widdup Berry is a psychologist known for his work in two areas: ecological and cultural influences on behavior; and the adaptation of immigrants and indigenous peoples following intercultural contact. [2] The first is broadly in the domain of cross-cultural psychology; [2] the second is in the domain of intercultural psychology. [3]
Lee Charlotte Lee (July 19, 1935 – April 30, 2006) was a Chinese American psychologist. She was a Professor Emerita of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. [1] Lee was the first woman of Asian ancestry to become a tenured professor at Cornell. [1] [2] [3]
Charles Egerton Osgood (20 November 1916 – 15 September 1991) was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Illinois. [1] [2] He was known for his research on behaviourism versus cognitivism, semantics (he introduced the term "semantic differential"), cross-culturalism, psycholinguistic theory, and peace studies. [1]
Eleanor Rosch (once known as Eleanor Rosch Heider; [1] born 9 July 1938 [2]) [3] is an American psychologist.She is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, [4] specializing in cognitive psychology and primarily known for her work on categorization, in particular her prototype theory, which has profoundly influenced the field of cognitive psychology.