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      Do collectivists know themselves better than individualists? Cross-cultural studies of the holier than thou phenomenon.

      Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
      Adolescent, Cooperative Behavior, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Personality, Self Concept, Socioeconomic Factors, Young Adult

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          Collectivists know themselves better than individualists do, in that collectivists provide more accurate self-predictions of future behavior in situations with moral or altruistic overtones. In 3 studies, respondents from individualist cultures overestimated the likelihood that they would act generously in situations involving redistributing a reward (Study 1), donating money (Study 2), or avoiding rude behavior (Study 3), whereas collectivists were, in general, more accurate in their self-predictions. Both groups were roughly accurate in predicting the behavior of their peers. Collectivists were more accurate in their self-predictions than were individualists, even when both groups were sampled from the same cultural group (Study 4). Discussion centers on culturally specific motivations that may bias the accuracy of self-insight and social insight.

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