Doctoral Dissertation Research: Hostile Attribution Bias and the Self: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

SES 0081907 PI：J克雷格詹金斯，Zeynap库祖库这个项目研究了两种文化中的归因偏见，中国（集体主义文化）和美国（个人主义文化）。 先前的研究表明，将行为归因于个人特质而不是外部环境的倾向因文化规范而异。 因此，可以合理地假设，“内部”归因在美国比在中国更有可能。 项目参与者将被要求阅读几个情景行为的描述，然后解释为什么某些行为会发生。 将对个人与情境归因的反应进行评分，特别强调理解归因于敌对意图的倾向。 研究结果将提高归因倾向的理论理解，并可能有助于理解在不同情况下推断敌对人格特质的倾向的文化差异。

SES 0081907PI: J Craig Jenkins, Zeynap A KuzucuThis project examines attributional biases in two cultures, China (a collectivist culture) and the U.S. (an individualistic culture). Previous research has shown that tendencies to attribute behavior to individual traits rather than to external circumstances differ by cultural norms. Thus it would be reasonable to presume that "internal" attributions would be more likely in the U.S. than in China. Project participants will be asked to read several accounts of situational behavior, and then to explain why certain acts occurred. Responses will be scored for individual vs. situational attributions, with particular emphasis on understanding tendencies to attribute hostile intentions. Results will improve theoretical understanding of attributional tendencies, and may help understand cultural differences in tendencies to infer hostile personality traits in different situations.