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Differential effects of abstract and concrete processing on the reactivity of basic and self-conscious emotions
Cognition and Emotion ( IF 2.720 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-22 , DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1848804
Oren Bornstein 1 , Maayan Katzir 2 , Almog Simchon 1 , Tal Eyal 1
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ABSTRACT

The present research examines the influence of different processing modes (abstract vs. concrete) on the intensity of negative basic emotions (anger, fear) and self-conscious emotions (guilt, shame). We suggest that the cognitive appraisals underlying self-conscious emotions are relatively more abstract and less concrete than the appraisals underlying basic emotions. Consequently, we predicted that abstract processing would increase the intensity of self-conscious emotions and decrease the intensity of basic emotions, whereas concrete processing would increase the intensity of basic emotions and decrease the intensity of self-conscious emotions. We tested this prediction in four experiments. In Experiments 1 and 2, concrete processing led to more intense anger than abstract processing, and abstract processing led to more intense guilt than concrete processing. In Experiment 3a, concrete processing increased the intensity of fear, and in Experiment 3b, concrete processing decreased the intensity of shame. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the emotion’s underlying appraisals when reflecting on one’s emotional experience.



中文翻译:

抽象和具体加工对基本和自觉情绪反应的不同影响

摘要

本研究考察了不同处理模式(抽象与具体)对负面基本情绪(愤怒、恐惧)和自觉情绪(内疚、羞耻)强度的影响。我们认为,与基本情绪背后的认知相比,自觉情绪背后的认知评价相对更抽象、更不具体。因此,我们预测抽象加工会增加自觉情绪的强度,降低基本情绪的强度,而具体加工会增加基本情绪的强度,降低自觉情绪的强度。我们在四个实验中测试了这个预测。在实验 1 和 2 中,具体处理比抽象处理导致更强烈的愤怒,抽象加工比具体加工导致更强烈的内疚。在实验 3a 中,混凝土加工增加了恐惧的强度,而在实验 3b 中,混凝土加工降低了羞耻的强度。我们的研究结果强调了在反思一个人的情绪体验时考虑情绪的潜在评估的重要性。

更新日期:2020-11-22
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