Title
Distinguishing motive through perception of emotions
Abstract
The question of whether people use perceived expressions of emotion to infer motive is tested in this study. Naïve observers viewed target subjects performing a simple «tower building» task under more or less motivating conditions. Observers ranked target effort levels and ticked emotions displayed of four targets. Motive rankings matched target motive conditions well. Emotion checklist scores also showed high accuracy when compared with target self-reports of emotions experienced. Regression showed that most of the variance in motivation ratings was accounted for by emotions observed. Discussion centers on applications of this understanding of emotive perception in organizations, and the relation between the first two components of Salovey and Mayer's (1990) model of emotional intelligence.
Department(s)
Psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-9-2006
Recommended Citation
Jones, Robert G., Michelle Chomiak, Andrea L. Lassiter, and Teresa Green. "Distinguishing motive through perception of emotions." Psichothema 18, no. Supplement 1 (2006): 67.
Journal Title
Psicothema
