The effect of cultural differences in fear of isolation on dialectical reasoning
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Previous research suggests that members of East Asian cultures show a greater preference for dialectical (vs. nondialectical) thinking than do members of Western Cultures. We suggest this difference is rooted in a greater chronic fear of isolation (FOI) in East Asians than in Westerners. To explain this hypothesis, we manipulated fear of isolation in a group of Western college students and assessed their preference for dialectical and nondialectical proverbs. Consistent with our proposal, High FOI students showed a greater relative preference for dialectical proverbs than did Low FOI students.
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