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Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation.

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Salvador, CE; Kraus, BT; Ackerman, JM; Gelfand, MJ; Kitayama, S
Published in: Biological psychology
November 2020

Prior evidence suggests that external threat motivates people to monitor norm violations. However, the effect of threat may be attenuated for those high in interdependent self-construal (SC) because this SC affords a sense of protection against the threat. Here, we tested this possibility by priming or not priming young American adults with a pathogen threat. We then had participants read norm-violating or normal behaviors while assessing two electrocortical markers: N400 (indexing the detection of norm violations) and suppression of upper α-band power (indexing vigilance to the violations). In the threat priming condition, interdependent SC predicted decreased responsiveness to norm violations. In the control priming condition, however, interdependent SC predicted increased responsiveness. Our work suggests that interdependent SC may provide a sense of security under threat.

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Biological psychology

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EISSN

1873-6246

ISSN

0301-0511

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

157

Start / End Page

107970

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Self Concept
  • Humans
  • Fear
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Electroencephalography
  • Adult
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
 

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Salvador, C. E., Kraus, B. T., Ackerman, J. M., Gelfand, M. J., & Kitayama, S. (2020). Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation. Biological Psychology, 157, 107970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107970
Salvador, Cristina E., Brian T. Kraus, Joshua M. Ackerman, Michele J. Gelfand, and Shinobu Kitayama. “Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation.Biological Psychology 157 (November 2020): 107970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107970.
Salvador CE, Kraus BT, Ackerman JM, Gelfand MJ, Kitayama S. Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation. Biological psychology. 2020 Nov;157:107970.
Salvador, Cristina E., et al. “Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation.Biological Psychology, vol. 157, Nov. 2020, p. 107970. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107970.
Salvador CE, Kraus BT, Ackerman JM, Gelfand MJ, Kitayama S. Interdependent self-construal predicts reduced sensitivity to norms under pathogen threat: An electrocortical investigation. Biological psychology. 2020 Nov;157:107970.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biological psychology

DOI

EISSN

1873-6246

ISSN

0301-0511

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

157

Start / End Page

107970

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Self Concept
  • Humans
  • Fear
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Electroencephalography
  • Adult
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology