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Announcements for April 4. The web page is up and running . Check it out for new links and course info. Enter your paper topic Paper outlines/presentations due this Thursday, April 6 Upcoming Talks Decision Science Lecture Today!
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Announcements for April 4 • The web page is up and running. Check it out for new links and course info. • Enter your paper topic • Paper outlines/presentations due this Thursday, April 6 • Upcoming Talks • Decision Science Lecture Today! • My talk on effects of stress on health decision making, Tuesday, April 25th, 12-1:15 PM, 223 Porter Hall • No class on Thursday, April 13 Enjoy Carnival! Week 11, Part 1
Agenda for March 21 • Discuss Paper Outlines/Presentations • Attribution of Responsibility • Review Exams Week 11, Part 1
Reminder of Paper Outline • Intro. Part A: Review literature on the emotion of interest • How have researchers defined the emotion? Is there agreement? Which definition will you use and why? • Summarize key findings about the emotion: • cognitive components of emotion, arousal levels, related emotions, etc. • Intro. Part B: Review literature on the cognition/decision process of interest • What kinds of cognitive processes are involved? Is a judgment or choice bias involved? Week 11, Part 1
Paper Outline, cont. • Main Body: Hypothesize a relationship between the emotion and the cognition. • Support your hypothesis with evidence and clearly identify what is already known (proven with research) vs. what is your own speculating. • (Very important part of paper!) • Identify which theory (or theories) you draw on • Discuss alternative hypotheses and explain why they may be unsubstantiated Week 11, Part 1
Paper Outline, cont. • Conclusion: Re-state your conclusions and recap the evidence that supports the conclusion • Are there limitations on what you can conclude? • Possible limiting factors: gender- or culture-specificity. No studies have tested your exact hypothesis, etc. • What future directions for research would you recommend? • What promising theories should guide future research? Week 11, Part 1
Attributions of Responsibility • What is it? • A judgment about who or what can be held accountable for an event. • Note shift in focus. Previous studies focused on judgments of causality; now we’re focusing on judgments of blame. • Is there a difference? Do we ever assign causality without assigning blame? Week 11, Part 1
What Factors Determine Responsibility? Factors Associated With Actor and Situation Intentionality Degree of free will/coercion Mental ability to have done otherwise Foreseeability Others? Week 11, Part 1
What Factors Determine Responsibility? Factors Associated With Observer/Judge Similarity to Actor Defensiveness Severity of Consequences Belief in Just World Week 11, Part 1