| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated cultural variations in spontaneous (unintended and unconscious) trait inference (STI) by comparing Japanese participants with North American participants. Results indicate that 1) STIs occurred among both American and Japanese participants, 2) STIs were more frequent and more automatic among American than among Japanese participants, and 3) North Americans showed more STIs than spontaneous situation inferences (SSIs), whereas Japanese showed both STIs and SSIs equally.
These results were analyzed based on cultural psychological theories such as thinking style and attribution style, and integrated in a theoretical model that depicts the universal and culture-specific natures of STIs. The results were published in some international journals.
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