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A cross-cultural study of moral judgment made under insufficient information

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04451029
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Psychology
Research InstitutionShirayuri College

Principal Investigator

AZUMA Hiroshi  Shirayuri College, Department of Child Study, chair, professor affecting them, 文学部, 教授 (60012548)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KARASAWA Mayumi  Shirayuri College, Department of Child Study, Instructor, 文学部, 助手 (60255940)
YOSHIOKA Masaki  Seisen University, Depertment of literature, associate professor, 文学部, 専任講師 (20220593)
MIYASHITA Takahiro  Shirayuri College, Department of Child Study, assistant professor, 文学部, 助教授 (00190778)
Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1994
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
KeywordsImperfect moral episodes / Sympathy / Threats to the right of the individual / U.S.-JAPAN comparison / 文化比較 / 判断過程 / 推論 / 社会的判断 / 不完全情報
Research Abstract

The present study compares the response of Japanese and American student in completing imperfect moral episodes by supplying antecedent and consequential contexts. Attention is given to the content of the produced story, the bases for judging the acceptability of the conduct of the protagonist, as influenced by the respective culture. By this method we try to capture the influence of culture upon the structural characteristics of the logic of moral, which is not accessible by kohlbergean judgment method of presenting completed full episode.
In this article, as the first step of the analysis, the way in which the subjects judge the conduct of the protagonist was studied. In particular the cultural differences in the production and judgment were analyzed.
Imperfect moral episodes :
1 Susan lies to her mother about a recent grade on an important final exam.
2 Jim's friends all go out to lunch and do not invite him.
3 Sam, who is supposed to meet Allison at the restaurant at 8pm does not show up.
4 Some of Julie's friends are talking about her behind her back.
5 At a formal party everyone was dressed appropriately except for Sandy.
6 Jeff makes a first and hits his friend Don in the jaw.
Japanese tended to give severe judgment to the episodes which involve threats to symbiotic relationships (Story4). Americans were more severe in judging direct threats to the welfare and right of the individual (Story6).

Report

(4 results)
  • 1994 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 真島真里,唐澤真弓,Christine Yeh,東 洋: "道徳的挿話における前後文脈産出-日米比較研究-" 発達研究. 10. 57-66 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 唐澤真弓,真島真里,Christine Yeh,東 洋: "道徳的挿話における前後文脈産出-日米比較研究(1)-" 日本社会心理学会第35回大会発表論文集. 338-339 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 真島真里,唐澤真弓,Christine Yeh,東 洋: "道徳的挿話における前後文脈産出-日米比較研究(2)-" 日本社会心理学会第35回大会発表論文集. 340-341 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 真島真里,唐澤真弓,Christine Yeh,東 洋: "道徳的挿話における前後文脈産出(2)-日米比較研究-" 日本発達心理学会第6回大会発表論文集. 136- (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mari Mashima, Mayumi Karasawa, Christine Yeh, Hiroshi Azuma: "A U.S.-JAPAN comparison in completing imperfect moral episodes" Human Developmental Research. Vol.10. 57-66 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Karasawa, M., Mashima, M., Yeh, Chiristine, Azuma, H.: "A U.S.-JAPAN comparison in completing imperfect moral episodes (1)" Abstracts of 35th Annual Meetings of Japanese Social Psychology. 338-339

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mashima, M., Karasawa, M., Yeh, C., Azuma, H.: "A U.S.-JAPAN comparison in completing imperfect moral episodes (2)" Abstracts of 35th Annual Meetings of Japanese Social Psychology. 340-341

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mashima, M., Karasawa, M., Yeh, C., Azuma, H.: "A Study for completing imperfect moral episodes -U.S.- Japan Comparison- (2)" Abstracts of 6th Annual Meetings of Japanese Developmental Psychology. 136

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 真島真里.唐澤真弓.東洋: "道徳的挿話における前後文脈産出-日米比較研究-" 発達研究. 10. 57-66 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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