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Which should you use, intuition or logic? Cultural differences in injunctive norms about reasoning
Author(s) -
Buchtel Emma E.,
Norenzayan Ara
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2008.00266.x
Subject(s) - intuition , analytic reasoning , psychology , multiculturalism , social psychology , logical reasoning , deductive reasoning , epistemology , cognitive science , pedagogy , philosophy , mathematics education
Past research has shown that tendencies to engage in holistic and analytical reasoning are differentially encouraged by East Asian and Western cultures. But little is known about cultural differences in the perceived value of analytic versus intuitive reasoning. In Study 1, Koreans and Americans ranked the importance of traits including ‘intuitive’ and ‘logical’ in work and family contexts. In Study 2, Euro‐Canadians and East‐Asian‐Canadians read scenarios of intuitive versus rule‐following business decisions. Relative to Western participants, East Asians rated intuitive reasoning as more important and reasonable than analytic reasoning. Implications for the epistemic status of reasoning modes, culture's effect on values about reasoning, and multiculturalism are discussed.