Incidental affect research leaves open whether context-specific emotion works differently

Evidence

At least three general approaches can be conceptually distinguished. First, some researchers focused on the effects of “incidental” affect – affect arising from outside of the intergroup encounter itself – on stereotyping, prejudice, or related processes (e.g., Bodenhausen, 1993; Mackie, Queller, Stroessner, & Hamilton, 1996). Studies of incidental affect are important in demonstrating how general emotional processes influence thoughts, judgments, and behavior, including those in intergroup situations. However, these studies leave open the question of whether emotion in an intergroup context operates in the same way when it is caused specifically by that context (Bodenhausen, 1993). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2257 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Studying general emotions misses whether intergroup-specific emotion acts differently — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2257; Affect caused by an intergroup encounter may operate differently than incidental affect — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2257; General mood states (‘incidental affect’) demonstrably shape intergroup judgments. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2257

Broader Connections

• Affect caused by an intergroup encounter may operate differently than incidental affect #corroborates (0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2257