The heart-break of social rejection versus the brain wave of social acceptance

Volume: 9, Issue: 9, Pages: 1346 - 1351
Published: Sep 1, 2014
Abstract
The effect of social rejection on cardiac and brain responses was examined in a study in which participants had to decide on the basis of pictures of virtual peers whether these peers would like them or not. Physiological and behavioral responses to expected and unexpected acceptance and rejection were compared. It was found that participants expected that about 50% of the virtual judges gave them a positive judgment. Cardiac deceleration was...
Paper Details
Title
The heart-break of social rejection versus the brain wave of social acceptance
Published Date
Sep 1, 2014
Volume
9
Issue
9
Pages
1346 - 1351
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