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Culture, Change, and Prediction

Li-Jun Ji1; Richard E. Nisbett1; Yanjie Su2

1 University of Michigan · 2 Beijing University, Beijing, China

Psychological Science 2001 open access

Five studies studies that Chinese and Americans perceive change differently. Chinese anticipated more changes from an initial state than Americans did. When events were changing in a particular direction. Chinese were more likely than Americans to predict change in the direction of change. Moreover, for patterns with changing slopes, Chinese predicted greater change in the way slopes changed, in comparison to Americans. In addition, people who predicted change were perceived as wise by Chinese more than by Americans. Implications for social attribution, tolerance for contradiction, persistence on tasks, and the illusion of control are discussed.

DOI
10.1111/1467-9280.00384
Volume
12 (6)
Pages
450-456
Language
en
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