Subjects were 359 children divided by grade (3 and 6), culture (U.S. and Indian), and sex. Hypothesis was that developmental, cross-cultural, and sex differences would be found in the perception of situational causality. All cross-cultural and developmental differences were found to be significant for U.S. children but not for Indian children. (RJ)

Approximately 180 ninth grade boys and girls showed no significant differences on median time perspective attributed to seven expected life events. (DM)

Surveyed U.S. and Indian college students regarding the moral obligation to save someone's life by donating bone marrow. Indians were more likely to consider donation morally required. Both groups limited obligation to help out-group members. Indians regarded donating more highly when it arose from duty. Americans regarded donating more highly…

Using children from American and Asian Indian populations, assessment was made of the hypothesis that exposure to conforming or deviant models in a resistance to temptation situation would have significantly less deviating effect on Asian Indian subjects. Test results supported the hypothesis. The findings are discussed in terms of the differing…

Reports an analysis of an interview study of three groups of 51 lower-class maternity cases--West African, Negro, and East Indian--about their intentions for behavior toward their children and their preferences for behavior by their children. (JM)

The present study provides information regarding the utility of a multidimensional LOC construct with children. The results suggest caution in assuming white to be more internally oriented than Indian children. Rather, when socioeconomic status factors and urban/rural differences are controlled, any assumptions about such differences become…

Compared the self-concepts of 623 undergraduate students (306 Indian students in Allahabad, 317 American students in New York City) using the Twenty Statements Test. Statements were analyzed in the areas of social identity, ideological beliefs, interests, ambitions, and self-evaluation. Findings show Americans made more self-evaluation statements,…

To study deductive abilities across languages, 102 bilingual college students of two linguistic origins (Chinese and South Indian) were asked to solve deductions between sentences in their second languages. Implications of the lack of systematic differences between subjects with different native languages are discussed. (SLD)