Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
1-2012
Abstract
When the relative contribution of the self and the group to a group success is unclear, Americans tend to exhibit a self-serving bias (rewarding the self more than what the self deserves), whereas the Chinese tend to exhibit an other-serving bias (rewarding the group more than the group deserves). In a study comparing the reward allocation biases of Americans and Chinese in different group outcome conditions, the authors showed that the abovementioned cultural difference is found (a) only for culturally congruent success experience (attaining approach goals for Americans and avoidance goals for Chinese) and (b) among individuals who are motivated by the need for cognitive closure to exhibit culturally typical responses. This finding has important implications for understanding the dynamic nature of cultural influences on social behaviors.
Keywords
self-serving bias, other-serving bias, culture, success, need for cognitive closure
Discipline
Multicultural Psychology | Personality and Social Contexts
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume
43
Issue
1
First Page
46
Last Page
52
ISSN
0022-0221
Identifier
10.1177/0022022111405660
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
LEUNG, Angela K. Y., KIM, Young-Hoon, ZHANG, Zhi-Xue, TAM, Kim-Pong, & CHIU, Chi-Yue.(2012). Cultural Construction of Success and Epistemic Motives Moderate American-Chinese Differences in Reward Allocation Biases. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(1), 46-52.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022111405660