emotions and referee Flashcards
Can people tell whos winning or losing in games based off of body language
yes
Why do we physically touch
promotes cooperation between people
communicates distinct emotions
soothes in times of stress
used to make inferences of warmth and trust
What is the cooperation for early season touch
Early season touch——–> cooperation——-> season performance
Who touches more winning teams or losing teams
winning teams touch more
What are counterfactuals
mental constructions alternative to real events(what might have happened
What determinants of counterfactual thinking
activation(losing)
negative affect from an undesirable outcome
surprising resulting from an unexpected event
a near miss(event almost occurred)
what is the likelihood of generating counterfactual
exception vs normal
controllability
serial position/closeness
What happened in the hypothetical exam grade
those who got a B are more happy who got a B+
How many counterfactuals are there per inning
two counter factual
What is an upward counterfactual
negative emotions(comparing to better situations)
what is a downward counterfactual
positive emotions(comparing to worse situation)
How do silver medalist generate silver medalists counterfactual
upward counterfactuals to winning gold
Are there more counterfactuals early or late in game
late game
How do bronze medalists generate counterfactuals
downward counterfactuals to getting fourth and not making the podium
What is the result of this study
bronze are happy
silver is not
How do individualistic society vs collective society react to winning
individualistic society = say I a lot
collective society = not a lot of I, say sorry if they get 2
How do athletes feel about future success and negative success
feel like they’ll be more happy than actuality
feel like they’ll be more sad than actuality
