Comparison Of Li-Fang Zhang And David Watkins

Li-Fang Zhang and David Watkins found a very interesting cultural difference that not even Perry himself might have ever thought of. 67 U.S and 193 Chinese were used, and the Zhang Cognitive Developmental Inventory and Study Process Questionnaire were used to test for Perry’s Scheme (Zhang & Watkins, 2001). The main result that stood out was the Chinese student developed backwards in Perry’s Scheme while the American students developed as normal in the scheme (Zhang & Watkins, 2001). The Chinese students were showed that as they started college, they went from Commitment to Dualism positions. The paper explained that the Chinese people had their choices made for them and it was until later in life and in their higher education that the Chinese