The Effects of Disgust on Social Judgment: A Thought-Validation Perspective

The Effects of Disgust on Social Judgment: A Thought-Validation Perspective

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Main Author: Wagner, Benjamin C.
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2012
Subjects:
Social Psychology
Emotion
Moral Judgment
Disgust
Self-Validation
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1343154642
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13431546422021-08-03T06:06:02Z The Effects of Disgust on Social Judgment: A Thought-Validation Perspective Wagner, Benjamin C. Social Psychology Emotion Moral Judgment Disgust Self-Validation Social scientists have argued that disgust has a unique relationship with moral judgment and, in particular, with judgments involving physical and moral purity. That is, disgust has been said to highlight moral considerations surrounding purity and, thereby, to make moral judgments more extreme. Here, a more general role for disgust is introduced, based on appraisal theories involving the nature and effects of specific emotions. It is hypothesized that because disgust is associated with feelings of certainty, disgust (relative to low-certainty emotions such as sadness) should polarize judgments regardless of the topic and the direction of one’s thoughts. This hypothesis is examined across four studies. The results demonstrate that disgust can polarize judgments about other people’s moral status, about one’s own fitness as a job candidate, and about a fictitious animal species. Further, mediational evidence shows that disgust’s validating effects reflect the influence of disgust on certainty. Boundary conditions for the validating effects of disgust (via certainty) are established. Implications for the effects of disgust on social judgment are explored. 2012-08-16 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1343154642 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1343154642 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Social Psychology
Emotion
Moral Judgment
Disgust
Self-Validation
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Emotion
Moral Judgment
Disgust
Self-Validation
Wagner, Benjamin C.
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