In a 2013 Study Examining the Role of Deservingness and Emotions

question 38

Multiple Choice

In a 2013 study examining the role of deservingness and emotions in relation to schadenfreude, or enjoyment gained from watching others struggle, researchers used vignettes describing college students from the same or different colleges who either deserved or did not deserve their academic success and who were then rejected from an honors program. The results indicated:

• A) participants indicated less pleasure at rejection when the student's success was undeserved and the student was from another institution.
• B) participants indicated more pleasure at rejection when the student's success was undeserved and the student was from another institution.
• C) participants indicated more pleasure at rejection when the student's success was deserved and the student was from another institution.
• D) participants indicated more pleasure at rejection when the student's success was deserved and the student was from the same institution as themselves.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.

Interrater Reliability

A measure of how consistently different observers or raters assess, score, or judge a particular trait, behavior, or outcome.

Placebo

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.

Psychological Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by significant disturbances in an individual's thoughts, emotions, or behavior.