Six studies from four major psychological journals were each replicated on two Israeli samples to evaluate the reproducibility of social psychological findings across cultures. Replicated original findings primarily involved main effects. Interactions were generally not replicated. Methodological aspects of such studies are discussed. (BJV)

There is no a priori basis for assuming that theories of social psychology are universal. For theories to be universal, the meaning of the stimulus would have to be consistent across cultures, but this cannot be taken for granted. Cross-cultural variations in social behavior may be "surface" expressions of deep structure norms that are universal.…