1. Dimensions of wisdom perception across twelve countries on five continents.
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Rudnev, M, Barrett, Harold, Buckwalter, W, Machery, E, Stich, S, Barr, K, Bencherifa, A, Clancy, R, Crone, D, Deguchi, Y, Fabiano, E, Fodeman, A, Guennoun, B, Halamová, J, Hashimoto, T, Homan, J, Kanovský, M, Karasawa, K, Kim, H, Kiper, J, Lee, M, Liu, X, Mitova, V, Nair, R, Pantovic, L, Porter, B, Quintanilla, P, Reijer, J, Romero, P, Singh, P, Tber, S, Wilkenfeld, D, Yi, L, and Grossmann, I
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Humans ,Female ,Male ,Adult ,Judgment ,Young Adult ,Emotions ,Knowledge ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Cognition ,Middle Aged ,Social Perception ,Adolescent ,Perception - Abstract
Wisdom is the hallmark of social judgment, but how people across cultures recognize wisdom remains unclear-distinct philosophical traditions suggest different views of wisdoms cardinal features. We explore perception of wise minds across 16 socio-economically and culturally diverse convenience samples from 12 countries. Participants assessed wisdom exemplars, non-exemplars, and themselves on 19 socio-cognitive characteristics, subsequently rating targets wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Analyses reveal two positively related dimensions-Reflective Orientation and Socio-Emotional Awareness. These dimensions are consistent across the studied cultural regions and interact when informing wisdom ratings: wisest targets-as perceived by participants-score high on both dimensions, whereas the least wise are not reflective but moderately socio-emotional. Additionally, individuals view themselves as less reflective but more socio-emotionally aware than most wisdom exemplars. Our findings expand folk psychology and social judgment research beyond the Global North, showing how individuals perceive desirable cognitive and socio-emotional qualities, and contribute to an understanding of mind perception.
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- 2024