A self-evaluation maintenance (SEM) model of social behavior was described. According to the comparison process, when another outperforms self on a task high in relevance self, closer other greater threat self-evaluation. reflection low promise augmentation Affect assumed reflect threats and promises In three studies, subjects were given feedback about own performance close (friend) distant (stranger) tasks that either self-relevance (Study 2) or varied (Studies 1 3). Study (N = 31),...

Les auteurs font l'hypothese que les attitudes plutot affectives sont plus sensibles a des arguments rationnels alors, qu'au contraire, cognitives aux emotionnels

This study examined the influence of framing and issue involvement on intentions participants to perform safe driving behaviors. It was hypothesized that when were involved with issue, gain messages would increase behaviors more than loss messages. To examine this hypothesis, classified as either being high or low in involvement, then required read a message promoting particular safe‐driving behavior. After reading message, participants' agreement cognitive affective responses behavior...

AbstractThe motivations for gambling of recreational and pathological student gamblers were described compared with their other leisure activities. Students (n = 996) at the University Nevada, Las Vegas completed self-report questionnaires including South Oaks Gambling Screen Recreation Experience Preference scales. Despite statistical differences, shared seven top ten ranked motives gambling.

ABSTRACT Experiential purchases are differentiated from material in terms of objective; experiential serve the purpose acquiring a life experience, while an object. Research has demonstrated that associated with more happiness than purchases. The current study investigated two explanations for this relationship focused on how purchase influenced self and interpersonal relationships. In addition, explored whether social economic status would influence strength between type happiness....

This study investigated the effects of cognitive capacity and suspicion on veracity judgments. It was hypothesized that under low conditions, truth bias would be more pronounced when participants had than high capacity. One hundred seven viewed presentations people either truthfully or deceptively describing a series pictures. Prior to presentations, short description designed increase read half participants. Participants while working arithmetic problems (low capacity) other not (high...

Previous work has consistently found that belief in a just world is strongly correlated with societal privilege. In the present study, we examined influence of physical attractiveness on world. We hypothesized physically attractive individuals would be stronger endorsers world, whereas less likely to endorse Both self-rated (experiment one) and rated by other persons two) were predict endorsement Additionally, both measures have relationship participant’s level life satisfaction. These...

This study examined how failing to give an apology would affect the anger of persons high and low in need-for-cognition. We hypothesized that apologize when there was opportunity lead more than a no communication control condition, apologizing less condition. Further, we these effects be particularly strong participants with To test hypotheses 60 were put inducing situation randomly assigned one three conditions: apology, (fail apologize), condition where for apology. As predicted, failure...

Abstract The study examined the ability of implicit responses to predict dental flossing behavior. It was hypothesized that adding would increase predictive power models containing variables suggested by social cognitive theories. To test hypothesis, 125 participants completed measures (e.g., self-efficacy, task-efficacy, planning intention, behavior intention) and performed a procedure designed measure their flossing. Flossing measured with retrospective self-reports follow-up As predicted,...

Although a considerable body of research has examined the impact student attractiveness on instructors, little attention been given to influence instructor students. This study tested hypothesis that persons would perform significantly better learning task when they perceived their be high in physical attractiveness. To test hypothesis, participants listened an audio lecture while viewing photograph instructor. The depicted either physically attractive or less Following lecture, completed...

It was proposed that thinking about disease-detection behavior would lead to more negative moods than health-promotion behavior. Detection behaviors produce because they can threaten perceptions of good health. In a laboratory study, the initial mood states 121 participants recruited from undergraduates and general community were measured using neutral-words rating procedure. Then randomly assigned think performing or Subsequently, wrote down their responses evaluated these as either...

This study tested the hypothesis that threats related to infectious diseases would make persons less willing affiliate with out-groups and feelings of disgust beliefs about out-group members mediate this effect. To test hypothesis, American participants European descent were presented either a disease threat or control threat. Then they shown photograph someone same race different race. Participants asked indicate whether avoid target person state their emotional cognitive responses person....