2009
DOI: 10.1177/0022022109335557
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Abstract: Following open-ended methodology used in an earlier research by Liu et al., social representations of world history were assessed among university student samples in 12 countries: China, India, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, East Timor, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Spain, and Portugal. Findings confirmed that across cultures, transcending boundaries of political ideology, civilization age, or youthful statehood. (a) World history is represented as a story about politics and warfare, with World War II the most… Show more

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“…The results of our study replicate those of previous research about social representations of world history in different countries (e.g., Liu et al, 2005Liu et al, , 2009Pennebaker et al, 2006). There was a recency effect, especially regarding the historical figures mentioned and, despite the prominence of the events referring to Latin America in general, there was a sociocentric bias in the three samples, which was stronger for the personalities than for the events named.…”
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confidence: 90%
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“…The results of our study replicate those of previous research about social representations of world history in different countries (e.g., Liu et al, 2005Liu et al, , 2009Pennebaker et al, 2006). There was a recency effect, especially regarding the historical figures mentioned and, despite the prominence of the events referring to Latin America in general, there was a sociocentric bias in the three samples, which was stronger for the personalities than for the events named.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Furthermore, there was a certain sociocentrism in the selection of events and personalities, which corroborates previous studies (e.g., Liu et al, 2005Liu et al, , 2009Pennebaker et al, 2006). Of all the events named by Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican participants, 22.9%, 7.1% and 12.6%, respectively, happened within, or directly concerned, each of these countries.…”
Section: Most Important Personalities In Latin American Historysupporting
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