The Roles of Social Cost and Power in Social Sensitivity Toward Rejected Individuals

Poster Session II

Keyword: Motivation

Abstract: In a pre-registered study, participants (N = 421) rejected an ostensible new acquaintance in an online game via a videorecording. Contrary to hypotheses, participants for whom social cost (vs. power) was made salient did not show enhanced sensitivity to a rejected player compared to an accepted player.

• Drew Sonnenberg (Presenting Author)
• Gili Freedman (Author)
• Shannon Lutz (Author)
• Sydney Okland (Author)
• Jennifer Beer (Author)