Cross-cultural generalizability is an empirical question [Open Peer Commentary]

Author

• Shawn K. S. Chan
• Wilson Cyrus-Lai
• Michael SCHAERER, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
• Robbie C. M. van Aert
• Marcel van Assen
• Eric Luis Uhlmann

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

7-2026

Abstract

Crowd-sourced replication initiatives reveal that cultural differences in findings, while undoubtedly important in some cases, are often smaller and less systematic than assumed. This makes empirical testing, rather than presumption, exigent. The extent to which developmental psychology theories generalize across cultures is an empirical question, best answered via small- and large-scale collaborations between partner laboratories across the world.

Discipline

Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Volume

49

First Page

1

Last Page

5

ISSN

0140-525X

Identifier

10.1017/S0140525X25104135

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Citation

Chan, Shawn K. S.; Cyrus-Lai, Wilson; SCHAERER, Michael; van Aert, Robbie C. M.; van Assen, Marcel; and Uhlmann, Eric Luis. Cross-cultural generalizability is an empirical question [Open Peer Commentary]. (2026). Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 49, 1-5.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7961

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X25104135