More than a decade of research on emotions has demonstrated the role of affect in social judgments. Emotions influence the way individuals make inferences about others' behavior. Building on these previous findings, the present research investigates the effects of anger and sadness on the attribution of intentionality. In Experiment 1, angry, sad, or neutral participants read a series of sentences describing simple actions and had to indicate whether the actions were done intentionally or accidentally. Results showed that anger significantly predicted the proportion of intentional judgment when participants were asked to interpret ambiguous sentences. In Experiment 2, the effect of anger on intentionality was replicated. Angry participants endorsed more intentional explanations than neutral participants. This finding helps explain how anger increases the inclination to make hostile inferences.

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愤怒对意向性偏见的影响

十多年的情绪研究已经证明了情感在社会判断中的作用。情绪会影响个人对他人行为的推断方式。基于这些先前的发现，本研究调查了愤怒和悲伤对意向性归因的影响。在实验 1 中，愤怒、悲伤或中立的参与者阅读了一系列描述简单动作的句子，并且必须指出这些动作是有意还是无意地做出的。结果表明，当参与者被要求解释模棱两可的句子时，愤怒显着预测了有意判断的比例。在实验 2 中，重复了愤怒对意向性的影响。愤怒的参与者比中立的参与者支持更多的有意解释。