APS
31st APS Annual Convention
New Directions on the Dark Side of Prosocial Motivation
Motivations to be responsive, supportive, or empathic toward others are often presumed to be beneficial to other people and relationships. This symposium includes four talks presenting new evidence regarding their limitations and drawbacks, suggesting that prosocial motivations may sometimes harm other people and relationships.
Chairs & Discussants
- Edward LemayChair
University of Maryland - Joshua RyanCoChair
University of Maryland, College Park
Presentations
- Validating Negativity and Undermining Relationships: The Dark Side of Interpersonal Responsiveness during Conflicts with OutsidersEdward Lemay, Joshua Ryan, Ryan Fehr, Michele Gelfand
- Cognitive and Behavioral Biases Toward Close Partners in Conflicts with OthersJoshua Ryan, Edward Lemay
- Empathizing with Rape Victims Is Only As Beneficial As the Emotions ElicitedAlison Martingano
- Perspective Mistaking: Accurately Understanding the Mind of Another Requires Getting Perspective, Not Taking PerspectiveMary Steffel, Tal Eyal, Nicholas Epley
