Holistic processing has been identified as an expertise marker of face and object recognition. In contrast, the expertise marker of recognizing Chinese characters is reduced holistic processing (Hsiao & Cottrell, 2009), which is driven by Chinese writing experiences rather than reading ability (Tso, Au, & Hsiao, 2011). Here we investigate the developmental trend of holistic processing in Chines...

Previous research has shown that decision-makers contribute with individually varying intensity to the bullwhip effect, which refers amplification of demand variability along supply chains. This article examines whether differences in decision-makers’ holistic versus analytic thinking orientation are related these variations. The hypothesis is put forward a stronger negatively correlated effect...

—Cultural differences in cognition are important during multinational commercial, military, and humanitarian operations. The Rosetta Project addresses definition and measurement of key cognitive dimensions. Six potential diagnostic measures related to Analytic–Holistic reasoning were assessed: the Exclusion Task, the Attribution Complexity Scale, the Syllogism Task, Categorization, the Framed L...

Signalized urban intersections are key components of transportation networks. They traditionally viewed and designed as primarily motorized traffic facilities, thus their physical operational designs have aimed at maximizing throughput subject to constraints dictated by vehicular safety requirements pedestrian crossing needs. Seen from a holistic viewpoint, hubs or effective centers community a...