Using this Country Comparison tool below you may view a chart comparing the cultural differences
between the USA (scores noted in blue) and China (scores noted in orange). Imagine that China was
participating in the Milgram experiment. Based on the Hofstede's dimensional scores on the chart
below, match the score with the behavior you would expect someone from China to display in the
experiment. Visit this Hofstede's Insight page (linked here) for additional explanations of the scores
and Hofstede's dimensions.
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O Chinese participants would behave the same as US participants due to the "Motivation towards Achievement and
Success" scores. We would expect them to administer only a low level of shock due to strongly adhering to the
success of their culture as a whole and not their individual successes.
O Chinese participants would likely administer the highest level of the shock because they are comfortable with
ambiguous outcomes, have a high obedience to authority, and exercise restraint of their own desires and wishes
O Chinese participants would not administer the highest level of the shock because they are uncomfortable with
ambiguity and the unknown of what could happen to the participant
The long-term orientation and indulgence scores would lead us to believe that Chinese participants would reflect
an unwillingness to participate in the study due to difficulty adapting to new situations and a lack of self-restraint.