Culture and the body: East-West differences in visceral perception.
J Pers Soc Psychol
; 102(4): 718-28, 2012 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-22309028
ABSTRACT
This research investigated cross-cultural differences in the accuracy of individuals' perceptions of internal visceral states. We conducted 4 studies to test the hypothesis that Asians are less sensitive to internal physiological cues relative to European Americans. Studies 1 and 2 assessed cultural differences in visceral perception via tests of misattributions of arousal Study 1 involved false heart rate feedback during an emotionally evocative slideshow and examined subsequent self-reported affective changes; Study 2 manipulated apparent physiological arousal and measured its effects on attraction via an immersive virtual environment. Study 3 directly assessed visceral perception using a heartbeat detection task. All 3 studies found Asians to be less viscerally perceptive than European Americans. Study 4 examined one possible cultural mechanism for the observed difference and found evidence for contextual dependency as a mediator of the culture-visceral perception link.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Percepción
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Nivel de Alerta
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Vísceras
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Comparación Transcultural
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Retroalimentación Fisiológica
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Frecuencia Cardíaca
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
J Pers Soc Psychol
Año:
2012
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Article