TY - JOUR
AU - Hulgus, Joseph F.
AB - A culture assimilator, a programmed learning technique for teaching about another culture, was combined with behavioral contact to test for the joint effectiveness of the two approaches to acculturative training. A total of 45 White male college students were randomly assigned to five training conditions in a modified Solomon four‐group design. Results indicated significant differences between trained and untrained S s on knowledge of Black culture and better behavioral performance (as rated by Black confederates who were blind as to the training conditions) for S s receiving assimilator training followed by contact than the reverse condition. Apparently, the assimilator provides an opportunity to consolidate new attributions prior to their use in a real interaction. The reverse pattern (interaction before the formation of new attributions) is seen as anxiety producing and a test for the role of anxiety in intercultural training was generally positive. Possible implications of the results for cross‐cultural training theory and methodology are discussed.
TI - Attributional Training Versus Contact in Acculturative Learning: A Laboratory Study
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1985.tb02266.x
DA - 1985-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/attributional-training-versus-contact-in-acculturative-learning-a-sarvHgRBUx
SP - 466
VL - 15
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -