Signal detection on the battlefield: priming self-protection vs. revenge-mindedness differentially modulates the detection of enemies and allies.

Signal detection on the battlefield: priming self-protection vs. revenge-mindedness differentially modulates the detection of enemies and allies.

Detecting signs that someone is a member of a hostile outgroup can depend on very subtle cues. How do ecology-relevant motivational states affect such detections? This research investigated the detection of briefly-presented enemy (versus friend) insignias after participants were primed to be self-p...

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Main Authors: D Vaughn Becker, Chad R Mortensen, Joshua M Ackerman, Jenessa R Shapiro, Uriah S Anderson, Takao Sasaki, Jon K Maner, Steven L Neuberg, Douglas T Kenrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3164662?pdf=render

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