Triad categorization task
Measures Holistic/Analytic Thought
English
Complete Starter Package
triad_starter_package_-_en.zip
  • Full triad task (20 items)
  • Shorter triad task (10 items)
  • Shortest triad task (5 items)
  • Pictorial triad task
  • Coding instructions
  • Sample data entry Excel sheet
  • Syntax to automatically code results in SPSS (use sample Excel sheet!)
  • R code for analyzing as a series of binomials

Chinese
Complete Starter Package
triad_starter_package_-_cn.zip
  • Full triad task (20 items)
  • Shorter triad task (10 items)
  • Pictorial version (Chinese instructions) 
  • Coding instructions
  • Sample data entry Excel sheet
  • Syntax to automatically code results in SPSS (use sample Excel sheet!)
  • R code for analyzing as a series of binomials

Japanese
triad_task_japanese.doc
  • Full triad task (20 items)

Arabic
triad_full_20_items_-_arabic.doc
  • Full triad task (20 items)

Priming Holistic vs. Analytic Thought
Complete Starter Package
​triad_-_inducing_thought_style_starter_package.zip

Useful Citations
1. US-China differences: 
  • Ji, L.-J., Zhang, Z., & Nisbett, R. E. (2004). Is it culture or is it language? Examination of language effects in cross-cultural research on categorization. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(1), 57–65.
  • Table S3 from: Talhelm, T., Zhang, X., Oishi, S., Chen, S., Duan, D., Lan, X., & Kitayama, S. (2014). Large-scale psychological differences within China explained by rice versus wheat agriculture. Science, 344(6184), 603–608.

2. Rice-wheat differences: 
  • Talhelm, T., Zhang, X., Oishi, S., Chen, S., Duan, D., Lan, X., & Kitayama, S. (2014). Large-scale psychological differences within China explained by rice versus wheat agriculture. Science, 344(6184), 603–608.
  • Dong, X., Talhelm, T., & Ren, X. (2018). Teens in rice county are more interdependent and think more holistically than nearby wheat county. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
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3. Liberal-conservative differences
  • Talhelm, T., Haidt, J., Oishi, S., Zhang, X., Miao, F. F., & Chen, S. (2015). Liberals think more analytically (more “WEIRD”) than conservatives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41(2), 250–267.
  • Talhelm, T. (2018). Hong Kong liberals are WEIRD: Analytic thought increases support for liberal policies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(5), 717–728.
​SOCIOGRAM TASK
MEASURES IMPLICIT INDIVIDUALISM/SELF-INFLATION
English
Complete Starter Package
sociogram_starter_package.zip
  • Sociogram task
  • Coding instructions
  • Data entry template
  • SPSS syntax for coding 

Chinese
Complete English Starter Package
​sociogram_starter_package_cn.zip
  • Sociogram task
  • Coding instructions
  • Data entry template
  • SPSS syntax for coding 

Korean
sociogram_task_-_korean.pdf

​Useful Citations

1. Differences between US, Germany, UK, Japan: 
  • ​Kitayama, S., Park, H., Sevincer, A. T., Karasawa, M., & Uskul, A. K. (2009). A cultural task analysis of implicit independence: Comparing North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97(2), 236–255.
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2. Rice-wheat differences: 
  • Talhelm, T., Zhang, X., Oishi, S., Chen, S., Duan, D., Lan, X., & Kitayama, S. (2014). Large-scale psychological differences within China explained by rice versus wheat agriculture. Science, 344(6184), 603–608. 
  • Dong, X., Talhelm, T., & Ren, X. (2018). Teens in rice county are more interdependent and think more holistically than nearby wheat county. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
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Relational Mobility
MEASURES flexible vs. Fixed relationships
English
relational_mobility.docx

Chinese
relational_mobility_-_chinese.doc

Japanese
japanese_-_relational_mobility_scale.docx​

Useful Citations
  • Thomson, R., Yuki, M., Talhelm, T., Schug, J., Kito, M., Ayanian, A. H., Becker, J. C., Becker, M., Chiu, C., Choi, H.-S., Ferreira, C. M., Fülöp, M., Gul, P., Houghton-Illera, A. M., Joasoo, M., Jong, J., Kavanagh, C. M., Khutkyy, D., Manzi, C., … Visserman, M. L. (2018). Relational mobility predicts social behaviors in 39 countries and is tied to historical farming and threat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(29), 7521–7526.
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Loyalty/Nepotism Task
MEASURES distinction between friends and Strangers
English (US)
friend-stranger_task_loyalty-nepotism_english_us.docx

English (India)
friend-stranger_task_loyalty-nepotism_english_india.doc

Chinese
friend-stranger_task_loyalty-nepotism_chinese.docx

Useful Citations

1. Rice-wheat differences: 
  • ​Talhelm, T., Zhang, X., Oishi, S., Chen, S., Duan, D., Lan, X., & Kitayama, S. (2014). Large-scale psychological differences within China explained by rice versus wheat agriculture. Science, 344(6184), 603–608.
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2. East-West differences: 
  • Wang, C. S., Leung, A. K. -y, See, Y. H. M., & Gao, X. Y. (2011). The effects of culture and friendship on rewarding honesty and punishing deception. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(6), 1295–1299.
Chinese Demographics
Useful demographic questions designed for China
Standard demographics sheet for China
Editable Word version
china_demographics_2020.docx
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Standard demographics sheet for China
PDF version with stable formatting
china_demographics_2020.pdf

English translation
Can be helpful for IRB applications
china_demographics_2020_-_translation.docx

Social Status Ladder Question: Family
This SES question asks about family status, which:
1. May be more important in China
2. May be particularly relevant to college students, who don't have jobs or income
ses_ladder_question_-_chinese_family.png

Social Status Ladder Question: Self
This SES question asks about individual SES.
ses_ladder_question_-_chinese_self.png

Social Status Ladder Question: Editable
This PowerPoint version is editable.
ses_ladder_question.pptx