Whoever is Influential is Successful too: How Chinese Undergraduates Choose Admirable People in Chinese Societies

This study examined how meritorious evaluation bias (MEB) played a role in determining how Chinese Hong Kong students and Guangzhou nominated the most successful and the most likeable people. Results showed that when choosing the most successful people, students from both cities nominated mostly politicians and scientists; when choosing the most likeable people, students from both cities nominated mostly politicians and pop-movie stars. Rarely did students in either city nominated artists, musicians, and businessmen. These findings validated the meritorious evaluation bias (MEB) discovered by the
author about the nomination of admirable people in Chinese society, such as, the more social merits, contribution or influence a person has, the higher, he or she is likely to be accorded with. hoever is Influential is Successful too: How Chinese Undergraduates Choose Admirable People in Chinese Societies. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309580192_Whoever_is_Influential_is_Successful_too_How_Chinese_UndergraduatesChoose_Admirable_People_in_Chinese_Societies [accessed May 29, 2017].