title: Context effects: the role of collectivism as a moderator.
abstract: Social cognition experts have shown that participants' answers to research questions can be influenced by previous questions, something known as context effects. It has been suggested that participants from collectivist cultures pay more attention to the context, resulting in larger context effects. The present investigation examined context effects in an experiment that involved manipulating the order in which two questions, one about satisfaction with life as a whole and one about satisfaction with romantic life, were answered by a representative sample of participants from Mexico City. The results were consistent with other investigations that used samples from collectivistic cultures. Participants' responses to questions about satisfaction are influenced by a previous question, and country of origin affects the amount of attention given to the context. The implications of these results are discussed.
authors: Universidad Anáhuac México Norte. rogelio.puente@anahuac.mx
authors: Rogelio
authors: R
authors: Puente-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult