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Why best cannot last: Cultural differences in predicting regression toward the mean
Author(s) -
Spina Roy R.,
Ji LiJun,
Ross Michael,
Li Ye,
Zhang Zhiyong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2010.01310.x
Subject(s) - regression , psychology , regression toward the mean , regression analysis , social psychology , competition (biology) , statistics , mathematics , ecology , psychoanalysis , biology
Four studies were conducted to investigate cultural differences in predicting and understanding regression toward the mean. We demonstrated, with tasks in such domains as athletic competition, health and weather, that Chinese are more likely than Canadians to make predictions that are consistent with regression toward the mean. In addition, Chinese are more likely than Canadians to choose a regression‐consistent explanation to account for regression toward the mean. The findings are consistent with cultural differences in lay theories about how people, objects and events develop over time.