Cultural Scripts as Frameworks for Understanding, Predicting and Evaluation of Actions of Others.

1)对于文化脚本的分类，传统的东方和西方，或集体主义/个人主义的二分法是不够的。需要根据历史和当前的文化动态进行多维分类。2)中国人更注重环境场景和环境条件的描写，而日本人更注重日常生活活动和情感。美国在这方面处于中间位置。我们有几种可能的解释。3)中国人和美国人比日本人更经常表达积极的评价。可能与所谓的日本消极自尊有关。4)在判断分配正义时，中国人更倾向于贡献型分配，而日本成年人更倾向于平等型分配。日本学生意见不一。5)在叙述一个人的时候，中国人更注重道德规范，而日本人更注重家庭和个人个性。可能与人的多维度评价有关。

1)For categorizing cultural scripts, dichotomization in terms of conventional East and West, or collectivism/individualism, is inadequate. Multidimensional categorization in relation to historical and current cultural dynamics is required.2)Chinese tend to give more space to the description of environmental scenes and conditions while Japanese tend to give more weight to activities of daily life and feelings. The U.S. comes in middle on this dimension. We have several possible explanations.3)Chinese, as well as Americans, express positive evaluation more often than the Japanese. Possible link with so-called Japanese negative self esteem may be suggested.4)In judging distributive justice, Chinese prefer contribution geared distribution while Japanese adults prefer equality based distribution. Japanese students are split.5)In narrating about a person, Chinese place weight on ethical normality while Japanese attend to family and individual personality. Maybe related to multi dimensionality of person evaluation.