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Nisbett says that any explanation for the cultural differences is, at this point, speculation.

Describe some of the differences between American and East-Asian cultures studied by Nisbett and colleagues. Include empirical examples.

' Nisbett takes this to confirm the hypothesis that 'Asians view the world through a wide-angle lens, whereas Westerners have tunnel vision.

Q. test. Half the population of 1917 would be considered mentally retarded by today's measurements, Professor Nisbett says.

In Chapters One to Three, Nisbett documents the literature through which the cognitive disparities between East and West can be traced.

"Some of the things that work are very cheap, " Professor Nisbett noted.

Nisbett hopes that clarifying the contrasts between Western and Eastern thought will promote cross-cultural understanding.

Nisbett provides insight for readers about the assumptions that we make and hopefully inspire a new way of thinking about the brain.

As a Western scientist, Nisbett actively resists the tendency to create dichotomies.

Nisbett believes in the blended, but transformed, representation of the two.

Even within Nisbett's 'scientific' framework, his arguments are not convincing.

As Nisbett complained, "Once you've got the anecdote, you can throw away the data. "

Nisbett and Wilson wanted to examine the way student participants made judgements about a lecturer (Nisbett & Wilson, 1977).

' Richard E. Nisbett would like to convince us that Kipling's line is true in some profound sense.

University of Michigan professor Richard E. Nisbett even wrote a 2003 book about it, "The Geography of Thought. "

Nisbett last year reported on differences in the way Asians and North Americans view pictures.