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Rao, Nirmala; Stewart, Sunita Mahtani – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Grouped 72 Chinese and Indian 4-year olds with a friend and an acquaintance to study cultural influences on sharing resources. Findings from these representatives of two collectivist cultures highlight the importance of cultural beliefs on young children's behaviors and the interaction between sharers and recipients. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Nishida, Hiroko; Hammer, Mitchell R.; Wiseman, Richard L. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1998
Results of a study involving 340 Japanese and 272 U.S. college students and another study with 206 Japanese and 681 U.S. college students found that 21 scenarios did contain different Japanese and American behavioral rules. Results of the second study showed the multidimensionality of the behavioral rules and the difficulties of intercultural…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
Furst, Charles J.; And Others – 1980
The curious association between romance and adverse circumstances is based on an extension of emotional attribution theory, which postulates that romantic notions are evoked when nonspecific physiological arousal is attributed to another person or to an interpersonal relationship. Data from a survey on stressful life events was examined to…
Descriptors: Adults, Anglo Americans, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns
Osgood, Charles E. – 1968
This report provides a summary of the research to date on the semantics of interpersonal verbs and the applications of the information obtained to cross-cultural studies of interpersonal norms and behaviors. A theory of interpersonal perception and behavior in relation to the meanings of interpersonal verbs in the language is presented. Intuitive…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Interaction
Kochman, Thomas – Florida FL Reporter, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biculturalism, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
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Edelmann, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1989
Self-report data on the physiological/behavioral response associated with embarrassment were collected by questionnaire in Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. Blushing/increased temperature and smiling/grinning were reported consistently, with considerable variation, across nations. Understatement and overstatement of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Cardot, Joe – 1982
A study investigated the relationship between communication apprehension and two nonverbal variables--proxemic establishment and kinesic behavior--in an intercultural setting. Subjects were 30 high and 30 low apprehensive adults (15 white and 15 black in each category). The subjects were paired to create three groups: the first containing 10 dyads…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
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Holt, John; Keats, Daphne M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Investigates the influence of ethnic cultural background and multicultural interaction for 120 males drawn from Aboriginal, Anglo-Saxon, Chinese, and Lebanese cultural communities in Australia. Responses to the Work Cognitions Questionnaire reveal differences in the structure of achievement goals and work values for the 4 groups of 30 subjects…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Chinese