APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
The Roles of Social Cost and Power in Social Sensitivity Toward Rejected Individuals
- Drew Sonnenberg
Johns Hopkins University - Gili Freedman
St. Mary's College of Maryland - Shannon Lutz
St. Mary's College of Maryland - Sydney Okland
University of Texas at Austin - Jennifer Beer
University of Texas at Austin
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.
Motivation
