Lee Flashcards
Aim
To compare cross cultural evaluations of lying and truth telling
Research method?
Cross cultural
Where were the participants from?
China and Canada
How many participants
120 Chinese
108 Canadian
What were the two groups?
Half were assigned to social story condition and the other half were assigned to physical story condition
What was the difference between social and physical stories?
Social- involved the actions of the main child character affecting other people
Physical- only involved physical objects
How many stories were the participants read?
What were they split into?
4
2 had child character that lied
2 had child characters that told the truth
What were the children then asked and how was it rated?
Was what she/he did good or naughty?
They had a 7 point scale to rate it
Where did the children from both cultures differ?
Chinese participants rated truth telling in prosocial situations less positively, they rated lying in these situations higher
70% Chinese rated lying in prosocial situations only 25% Canadians did
What was lees explanation for these results?
Chinese children thought about the value of modesty
Conclusion
Moral reasoning can be influenced by our culture
