Spontaneous inferences from cultural cues : varying responses of cultural insiders and outsiders.

Results from two groups of biculturals (Hong Kong undergraduates. Chinese Americans) and a group of European Americans in two studies showed that in the presence of applicable cues of a culture, individuals with expert knowledge in the culture spontaneously make inferences about the culturees moral...

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Main Authors: Fu, Ho Ying., Chiu, Chi Yue., Morris, Micheal W., Young, Maia J.
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Research Report
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/7038
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:Results from two groups of biculturals (Hong Kong undergraduates. Chinese Americans) and a group of European Americans in two studies showed that in the presence of applicable cues of a culture, individuals with expert knowledge in the culture spontaneously make inferences about the culturees moral values, producing a Stroop-like effect. Although both biculturals and European Americans made spontaneous cultural inferences from American cultural cues, only biculturals made spontaneous inferences from Chinese cultural cues. Moreover, American/Chinese bicultural individuals can switch between correspondent cultural inferences from American and Chinese cultural cues numerous times within one experimental session. Implications on cultural adaptation and cultural competence are discussed.