Cultural differences in correspondence bias are systematic and multifaceted
Miyamoto and Kitayama respond to the Many Labs 2 replication of their earlier finding that Americans ascribe an attitude to the writer of a constrained political essay even when the essay is unpersuasive, while Japanese do so less strongly. They argue that the Many Labs 2 comparison of WEIRD and less WEIRD samples may have masked cross-national variability, and that packing many studies into one session could change the effect. They then used the Many Labs 2 data to test the American and Japanese difference directly and report that the correspondence bias was greater among Americans.
Miyamoto and Kitayama respond to the Many Labs 2 replication of their earlier finding that Americans ascribe an attitude to the writer of a constrained political essay even when the essay is unpersuasive, while Japanese do so less strongly. They argue that the Many Labs 2 comparison of WEIRD and less WEIRD samples may have masked cross-national variability, and that packing many studies into one session could change the effect. They then used the Many Labs 2 data to test the American and Japanese difference directly and report that the correspondence bias was greater among Americans.
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Miyamoto, Y., & Kitayama, S. (2018). Cultural differences in correspondence bias are systematic and multifaceted. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1(4), 497-498. doi:10.1177/2515245918817076