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TOWARDS A UNIVERSAL PSYCHOLOGY OF COGNITIVE COMPETENCE
Author(s) -
Berry J.W.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598408247536
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , competence (human resources) , cultural competence , relativism , variety (cybernetics) , cultural relativism , epistemology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , philosophy , neuroscience , computer science , law , political science , human rights
A position of cultural relativism is outlined and employed in an examination of variations in folk conceptions and psychologists' conceptions of cognitive competence in a variety of cultures. At the same time it is proposed that pan‐cultural characteristics of cognitive competence must also be sought. A framework for exploring both the local and the universal features of cognitive functioning is presented as a guide for future research, and as a test of current formulations.