Richard Nisbett presents his latest work on reasoning, comparing East Asians with Westerners. He has found that Western thought is analytic, meaning that there is a focus on salient objects and their attributes, together with a propensity to categorize and find rules. However, Asian thought is holistic, meaning that there is a broader focus on the field as a whole, as well as a concern with relationships and similarities between objects.

Lyle Lanier Lecture

Hosted by: Department of Psychology

In conjunction with: African-American Cultural Program, Beckman Institute, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for Global Studies, Center on Democracy in a Multicultural Society, College of Communications, Department of Anthropology, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Department of Educational Psychology, Department of History, Department of Human and Community Development, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Department of Speech Communication, Gender and Women's Studies Program, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, School of Social Work, Spurlock Museum, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program