Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 11, Part 1 Announcements for April 4 1. The web page is up and running. Check it out for new links and course info. Enter your paper topic 2. Paper outlines/presentations due this Thursday, April 6 3. Upcoming Talks Decision Science Lecture Today! My talk on effects of stress on health decision making, Tuesday, April 25 th, 12-1:15 PM, 223 Porter Hall 4. No class on Thursday, April 13 Enjoy Carnival!

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 11, Part 1 Agenda for March 21 Discuss Paper Outlines/Presentations Attribution of Responsibility Review Exams

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition 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?

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition 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

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition 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?

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition 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?

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition 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?

Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 11, Part 1 What Factors Determine Responsibility? Factors Associated With Observer/Judge Similarity to Actor Defensiveness Severity of Consequences Belief in Just World