Ivan Kroupin

Ivan Kroupin, a cross-cultural cognitive scientist from the Max Planck Institute, shares insights from his fieldwork in Namibia, Angola, and Bolivia. He delves into how environmental factors shape executive function and challenges the notion of universal intelligence tests. Discover how children's real-world skills often outshine standardized measures. Kroupin emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural contexts in cognitive research, revealing that traditional tests may reflect schooling rather than true cognitive abilities.