National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Conscious Cogn. 2013 Jun;22(2):449-60. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2013.02.003. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
This research examined whether the non-conscious activation of an implicit appraisal concept could affect responses associated with the corresponding emotion as predicted by appraisal theories. Explicit and implicit emotional responses were examined. We focused on implicit unfairness and its effect on anger. The results show that subliminal activation of implicit unfairness affected implicit anger responses (anger facial expression and latency responses to anger words) but not explicit anger feelings (i.e., reported anger). The non-conscious effect of implicit unfairness was specific to anger, as no effect on sadness, fear, and guilt was found.
本研究考察了无意识激活内隐评价概念是否会影响与评价理论预测的相应情绪相关的反应。本研究考察了外显和内隐的情绪反应。我们专注于内隐不公平及其对愤怒的影响。结果表明，内隐不公平的潜意识激活影响了内隐愤怒反应（愤怒表情和对愤怒词的潜伏期反应），但不影响外显愤怒感受（即报告的愤怒）。内隐不公平的无意识效应是特定于愤怒的，因为没有发现对悲伤、恐惧和内疚的影响。
