Methodological critique explains away the null cross-cultural finding.

Evidence

Other researchers who were in favor of the theory maintained that the reviewed findings were not reliable since they primarily relied on Likert scales. These researchers argued that because Likert scales are vulnerable to various biases such as differences in response sets (Chen, Lee, & Stevenson, 1995) and the reference group used when making judgments (Heine, Lehman, Peng, & Greenholtz, 2002), the results from these studies could not be trusted. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1603

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels construct-validity disputes in the reader’s prejudice psychology thread: measurement artifacts can manufacture or erase apparent group differences.
• QUESTION: If Likert response sets vary by culture, how much of reported national differences in prejudice and authoritarianism is measurement artifact?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1603