Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In this online experiment, I tested the effects of mirth (i.e., the resulting emotion from \nexperiencing humour) and elevation (i.e., the resulting emotion from experiencing moral \nbeauty) on judgements of cyber-based moral violations using a convenience sample of \n138 people (28 men and 110 women). Based on the findings of prior research, I \nhypothesized that participants in the mirth condition would be more accepting of cyberbased \nmoral violations than those in the elevation or neutral (control) conditions, and \nparticipants in the elevation condition would be less accepting than those in the neutral \nand mirth conditions. An initial MANOVA showed no effect of condition on \nparticipants' acceptability ratings; however, when including gender as a second \nindependent variable, results showed that mirth decreased acceptance whereas elevation \nincreased acceptance. In regards to these findings, I debunk previous explanations \nunderlying the divergent effects of mirth and elevation and discuss an alternative. \nFurthermore, I suggest that further exploration is required to better understand the \nemotion-specific effects of mirth and elevation in the context of cyber-based moral \nviolations.
Author: Brake, Cory
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2937528342