Bicultural people develop the habit of resolving competing perspectives integratively

Evidence

I think that, effectively speaking, some essential aspects of the classical Hellenistic-Latin thought form an intrinsic part of the human mind regardless of the part of the world where one belongs. It is the way that reason is conducted that differs, not the structure of the mind. This is why Africans can understand the Europeans, the Asians, the Americans, the Australians just by becoming familiar with them thanks to cultural exchange. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 288 (#complicates, via linked claim)

At a more mundane level, there are numerous cases of gross misunderstanding between members of different cultures because they are orienting to different beliefs systems (Gumperz 1982), and clearly anything which reduces this and increases the sense of mutual understanding can lead to greater cooperation. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 721 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Bicultural individuals outperform monocultural peers on creative tasks — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2250; Integrative complexity fully mediates biculturalism’s effect on performance and creativity. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2268; Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Mind structure is universal across cultures; only reasoning conduct differs #complicates (0.75) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 288
• Divergent belief systems across cultures cause misunderstanding that reduces cooperation #complicates (0.72) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 721