Cultural influences on the teleological stance: evidence from China

Recent research has suggested that humans have a robust tendency to default to teleological (i.e., purpose-based) explanations of natural phenomena. However, because samples have previously been heavily drawn from Western cultures, it is unclear whether this is a universal cognitive bias or whether...

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Authors: Rottman, Joshua (Author) ; Zhu, Liqi (Author) ; Wang, Wen (Author) ; Seston Schillaci, Rebecca (Author) ; Clark, Kelly J. (Author) ; Kelemen, Deborah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2017
In: Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-26
Further subjects:B China
B cognitive universals
B Dual processing
B Culture
B Teleology
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