COGNITIVE STRUCTURES, CULTURE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION.

Abstract

Cognitive differences between animal and human subjects are derived experimentally. The differences are attributed to speech. A theory of cognitive development based on two antagonistic mechanisms, association and abstraction is presented, with supporting data. The effect of language is described as the accumulation of abstractive structures; the effect of association being ephemeral and its influence remaining more or less constant. The influence of culture change on the accumulation of abstractive structures is examined, and three basic dichotomies for the cognitive analysis of cultures are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696141

Entities

People

  • Edmund S. Glenn

Organizations

  • Smithsonian Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Continents
  • Cooperation
  • Delaware
  • Geographic Regions
  • Group Dynamics
  • Language
  • North America
  • Psychology

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