The Tree of Life: Universal and Cultural Features of Folkbiological Taxonomies and Inductions.

Lopez, Alejandro; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ548344

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Tree of Life: Universal and Cultural Features of Folkbiological Taxonomies and Inductions.

Lopez, Alejandro; And Others

Cognitive Psychology, v32 n3 p251-95 Apr 1997

Two parallel studies were performed with 12 American college students and 12 traditional Itzaj-Mayan adults each to investigate universal and cultural features of folkbiological taxonomies and inductions. Results show cultural consensus among both groups in taxonomies of local mammals. These taxonomies had similar relationships to scientific taxonomy. (SLD)

Descriptors: Animals, Classification, College Students, Cultural Differences, Folk Culture, Higher Education, Induction, Maya (People), Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by fellowships from the Culture and Cognition Program of the University of Michigan and the Max Planck Society, the French Ministry of Research, and National Science Foundation Grants 9319798 and 9110145.