1. Ingroup and outgroup reactions to consistent (vs. inconsistent) expression of anger & fear: Manipulating group membership
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Long, Feiteng, Ye, Zi, and Luo, Lijuan
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FOS: Psychology ,emotion expression ,Social Psychology ,anger ,Psychology ,fear ,help ,Social and Behavioral Sciences - Abstract
Disadvantaged group members may feel either anger or fear towards unfair treatment of them, usually implying an intent of of approach or avoidance. However, when communicating with ingroup and outgroup members, those disadvantaged group members can express anger and fear consistently or inconsistently for certain purposes. For example, despite expressing fear with their ingroup, disadvantaged group members may inconsistently express anger with outgroup members in order put pressure on the outgroup. In contrast, despite expressing anger with their ingroup, they may express fear with the outgroup in order to seek sympathy and help. The current research aims to investigate the ingroup (disadvantaged) and outgroup (advantaged) reactions to such consistent (vs. inconsistent) expression of anger and fear. We will manipuate a disadvantaged group member's emotion expressions (anger vs. fear; with ingroup vs. outgroup) and ask about both advantaged and disadvantaged group members' willingness to help and participant collective action for him. We will also measure social evaluations and emotions as potential mediators.
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- 2023
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