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

这个项目考察了两种文化中的归因偏差，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征而不是外部环境的倾向因文化规范而异。因此，我们有理由认为，与中国相比，美国更有可能是内部原因造成的。项目参与者将被要求阅读关于情景行为的几个描述，然后解释为什么会发生某些行为。回答将根据个人和情景归因进行评分，特别强调理解将敌对意图归因于敌意的倾向。研究结果有助于从理论上加深对归因倾向的理解，并有助于理解不同文化背景下的归因倾向差异，从而推断不同情境下的敌对人格特征。

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.