The goals of this research were twofold. First, this research investigated the current stereotype content between American and Japanese people. Second, the relationship among orientation (individualism or collectivisim), intergroup friendly contact, and stereotype and prejudice variability was assessed. Results showed that both Americans and Japanese have positive stereotypes of each other, with Americans selecting the trait \"intelligent\" as the most common descriptor of Japanese people, and Japanese selecting the trait \"pleasure-loving\" the most common descriptor of Americans. Although orientation was not related to the frequency of intergroup contact, friendly intergroup contact was positively related to steretype variability and negatively related to prejudice levels. This study also showed some differences between Americans and Japanese such as intergroup contact.
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