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Table 1 Evaluation, potency, and activity ratings of storekeeper and most people in 17 cultures (merchant and customer for 2004 U.S. Whites)

From: Cultural variations in sentiments

 

Storekeeper

Most people

Culture

E

P

A

E

P

A

Brazil

1.2

0.5

0.4

1.0

0.4

0.6

Calcutta

0.1

0.6

1.1

0.2

0.6

0.7

2004 U.S. Whites

1.0

0.9

1.0

1.4

1.5

0.9

Costa Rica

1.1

0.5

0.5

1.2

0.3

0.8

Germany

0.9

0.8

1.1

0.7

0.4

0.7

Iran

1.3

0.0

1.4

1.2

0.5

1.5

Israel

0.3

−0.3

−0.1

0.1

0.5

0.0

Lebanon

0.9

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.1

Malaysia

1.8

0.3

1.2

1.0

0.3

0.6

Mexico City

0.9

0.8

0.6

1.0

0.5

0.7

Netherlands

0.8

0.1

0.3

−0.2

0.7

0.2

New Delhi

1.1

0.7

−0.5

1.2

0.6

0.0

Thailand

0.8

0.8

0.0

0.9

0.5

−0.1

Turkey

0.5

0.3

0.8

0.5

0.2

0.2

U.S. Blacks

1.0

0.6

−0.4

1.3

0.7

−0.1

U.S. Whites

1.3

0.3

0.3

0.9

0.3

0.9

Yucatan

1.9

0.7

0.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

Yugoslavia

−0.8

−0.6

0.0

1.1

1.3

−0.2