Warmth and competence as distinct dimensions of value in social emotions
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Gervais & Fessler's analysis collapses across two orthogonal dimensions of social value to explain contempt: relational value, predicted by cooperation, and agentic value, predicted by status. These dimensions interact to potentiate specific social emotions and behaviors in intergroup contexts. By neglecting the unique roles of these dimensions - and their associated attributes: warmth and competence - the sentiment framework cedes predictive precision.
Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Author: Mina Cikara
Institution: Harvard University
Language: English
Topic: Emotions and Moral Behavior
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2765082001