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Bio-culturally grounded: why separation and connection may not be the same around the world

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Albert Lee  and
Gianluca Esposito Open the ORCID record for Gianluca Esposito [Opens in a new window]
Albert Lee
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School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639818, Singapore albertlee@ntu.edu.sg http://www.sss.ntu.edu.sg/Programmes/psychology/facultystaff/Pages/Professor's%20Biograhy/Albert-Lee.aspx
Gianluca Esposito
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639818, Singapore albertlee@ntu.edu.sg http://www.sss.ntu.edu.sg/Programmes/psychology/facultystaff/Pages/Professor's%20Biograhy/Albert-Lee.aspx Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Trento, Corso Bettini, 84 I-38068 Rovereto, Trento, Italy gianluca.esposito@ntu.edu.sg https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/sanlab/
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Abstract

Central to the account of grounded procedures is the premise that mental experiences are grounded in physical actions. We complement this account by incorporating frameworks in cultural psychology and developmental neuroscience, with new predictions. Through the examples of vicarious experiences and demerit transfer, we discuss why, and how, separation and connection may operate somewhat differently across cultures.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e14
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