answer differently because of their cultural backgrounds.
C. In recent years, there has been new research that changed this long-held
belief; However, this new
research is not the first to explore the idea that
culture can change the way we think. Earlier research has
provided valuable
insight to the question. One of the earliest research projects was carried out in
the Soviet
Union. This project was designed to find out whether culture
would affect peopled way of thought
processing. The researchers focused on
how living environment and nationality might influence how people
think. The
experiment led by Bessett aimed to question such awareness of cognitive
psychology. Bessett
conducted several versions of the experiment to test
different cognitive processes.
D. One experiment led by Bessett and Masuku showed an animated video
picturing a big fish
swimming among smaller fish and other sea creatures.
Subjects were asked to describe the scene. The
Japanese participants tended to
focus on the aquatic background, such as the plants and colour of the water,
as
well as the relationship between the big and small fish. American participants
tended to focus on
individual fishes, mainly the larger, more unique looking
fish. The experiment suggested that members of
Eastern cultures focus more
on the overall picture, while members of Western culture focus more on the
individuals.
E. In another experiment performed by Bessett and Choi, the subjects were
