APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Exploring the Cognitive Components of Hate
- Anne Sigrid Urstad
Hawaii Pacific University - Hannah Brown
Hawaii Pacific University - Katherine Aumer
Hawaii Pacific University
Abstract
We hypothesize that as cognitive executive functions decrease, so does the amount of hate experienced and expressed. However, results of our study suggest that the prefrontal cortex is not essential in the experience of hate, rather it may be involved in the expression and regulation of hate.
Emotion