THE UNCONSCIOUS INFL UENCE OF TOUCH ON JUDGEMENTS AND PROSOCIAL ATTITUDES

• Authors: Miriam Faderewski , Patrycja Grzelewska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the study was to investigate whether irrelevant haptic experience can unconsciously influence reasoning and prosocial attitudes. A secondary aim was to test whether this effect depends on individual sensitivity to tactile information. We examined whether the warmth and weight of held objects influences judgments of important situations and attitudes. Additionally, we investigated if high autotelic orientation reduces susceptibility to the unconscious influence of tactile sensations. The results showed that by touching heavy and warm objects an entrusted task is regarded as important, that touching warm objects does not increase prosocial attitudes, and that high autotelic orientation increases sensitivity to the influence of the touched object.

Keywords

EN

DECISION-MAKING; EMBODIMENT; IMPORTANCE; JUDGMENT; NEED FOR TOUCH; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNCONSCIOUS

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 107-122

Contributors

author

Miriam Faderewski

• Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warszawa

author

Patrycja Grzelewska