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Juxtacognition: Using the power of context and critical
thinking to foster intercultural development
Eric HaasScottsdale Community College
Obstacles:Obstacles:
Confirmation BiasConfirmation BiasDominant U.S. CultureDominant U.S. Culture
Worldview Backfire EffectWorldview Backfire EffectCognitive DissonanceCognitive Dissonance
Confirmation Confirmation BiasBias
2; 4; 52; 4; 5
17; 34; 3517; 34; 35
44; 88; 8944; 88; 89
Dominant Dominant U.S. CultureU.S. Culture
Individualism Individualism vs. vs.
CollectivismCollectivism
Fundamental Fundamental Attribution Attribution
ErrorError
ContextContext
Tolerance of Tolerance of AmbiguityAmbiguity
Cognitive Cognitive DissonanceDissonance
Worldview Worldview Backfire EffectBackfire Effect
(Cook & Lewandosky, 2011)
Belief Belief PolarizationPolarization
(Lord, Ross, & Lepper, 1979)
14(Batson, 1975)
(Hamilton, 2011)
(Hamilton, 2011)
•Group Identity
• Cultural Cognition (Kahan, et al., 2010)• Self-Affirmation (Cohen, et al., 2007)• Self-Affirmation Reduces Stress Response
(Sherman, et al., 2009)
2. What?2. What?
DialecticisDialecticismm
Ghandi’s Ghandi’s BlundersBlunders
Ghandi’s Blunders
• Wealth without Work• Pleasure without Conscience• Knowledge without Character• Commerce without Morality• Science without Humanity• Worship without Sacrifice• Politics without Principles• Rights without Responsibilities*
JuxtacognitioJuxtacognitionn
Expectations vs. Expectations vs. SupportSupport
Spaghetti vs. Spaghetti vs. WafflesWaffles
3. How?3. How?
ToolsTools
Example:Example:Similarities vs. DifferencesSimilarities vs. Differences
Example:Example:Color-blindnessColor-blindness
Example:Example:Unity vs. DiversificationUnity vs. Diversification
False False ContinuumsContinuums
4. What 4. What If?If?
QuestionsQuestions??
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