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Details are subjective, and that can be influenced by culture and language. For instance if in my culture it's more important to know the colour of your pants t
by gumballindie 3y ago
Details are subjective, and that can be influenced by culture and language. For instance if in my culture it's more important to know the colour of your pants then i will remember that. If in your culture the colour of your hat is more important you will remember that. But a person's culture changes, and that person can still speak a particular language but memories be influenced by a different pattern. Correlation and casualisation etc.
- azernik 3y agoThe evidence from dual language speakers (primed language changing the task performance) suggests it is in fact about the language spoken - these are actual controlled experiments. Small effect sizes and not super interesting effects IMO unless you're doing deep neuroscience stuff on memory and attention, but it's pretty clear language plays a role.
- yencabulator 3y agoOf course the language/culture you're currently using influences things, that just plain makes sense. In English I have to remember & share the gender of the person I am talking about, in my native language I have no need for that. So when I'm using English, I'll probably be more influenced by gender biases.