Acta Psychologica Sinica


Vol. 36 No. 6 , Pages 738 - 743 , 2004

The Cultural Value and Self-regulatory System on Feedback Effects (Article written in Chinese)

WANG Yongli & SHI Kan

Abstract

Considering the cultural value and self-regulatory system as the mechanism of feedback effects. The study adopted 2 × 2 (type of feedback and target of feedback) two factors between subjects design, in-basket task as the experimental material. 171 MBA students were selected to participate in the feedback intervention study. The results showed that the cultural value and the self-regulatory system moderated the effects of feedback. For collectivism, they increased their performance if they got group feedback. Negative feedback under prevention focus increased performance, but positive feedback under promotion focus decreased performance.

Keywords: type of feedback; target of feedback; cultural value; self-regulatory system; prevention focus; promotion focus

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