美国人越老越聪明 日本人25岁智慧达顶峰?
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> – <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> 25, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span>.</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>’ <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="by">by</span> 22 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100, <span word="both">both</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> 75-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="quotient">quotient</span> <span word="of">of</span> 51 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="intergroup">intergroup</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="results">results</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="averages">averages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45 <span word="and">and</span> 55 <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="interpersonal">interpersonal</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 225 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="from">from</span> 46 <span word="to">to</span> 50.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 186 <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Igor">Igor</span> <span word="Grossmann">Grossmann</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="from">from</span> 53 <span word="to">to</span> 52.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individualistic">individualistic</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>’ <span word="interpersonal">interpersonal</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="collectivist">collectivist</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>.</p>
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