TY - JOUR T1 - Pathways to intercultural accuracy: Social projection processes and core cultural values AU - Mor, Shira AU - Toma, Claudia AU - Schweinsberg, Martin AU - Ames, Daniel Y1 - 2019/02/01 PY - 2019 DA - 2019/02/01 N1 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2387 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2387 T2 - European Journal of Social Psychology JF - European Journal of Social Psychology JO - European Journal of Social Psychology JA - Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. SP - 47 EP - 62 VL - 49 IS - 1 KW - accuracy KW - social projection KW - cultural values KW - collectivistic vs. individualistic values PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd SN - 0046-2772 M3 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2387 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2387 Y2 - 2022/11/24 N2 - Abstract The present research examines intercultural accuracy?people's ability to make accurate judgments about outgroup values?and the role of social projection processes. Across four studies, U.S. and British participants showed low overall levels of intercultural accuracy for Chinese students? individualistic and collectivistic values. In line with recent changes toward individualism in China, we observed different levels of intercultural accuracy, hinging on whether the criterion values of Chinese were assessed before (2001) or after (2015) this shift. Important for the study of social projection, we observed that U.S./British participants projected their values onto the outgroup. Social projection tendency (measured in Study 2 and manipulated in Study 3) was associated with greater intercultural accuracy. The relationship between projection and accuracy also depended on the shifts in individualistic values of Chinese. Important for the study of intergroup relations, accuracy was positively associated with interest in future relationships with the Chinese. ER -