Vansteenwegen, Debora Crombez, Geert Baeyens, Frank Eelen, Paul
A basic feature of human evaluative conditioning is that the reported acquired valence of a previously neutral conditioned stimulus (CS) that has been paired with a valenced unconditioned stimulus (US), is resistant to extinction. The present study investigated whether startle modulation, sometimes presented as an index of acquired valence, reflect...
Lane, A.M.
United Kingdom
Hogan, David Kwiatkowski, Richard
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Human Relations
With the growth of mass education in the U.K.has come the seemingly inevitable growth of large groupteaching. Many “technical” solutions to theproblems of large group teaching have been proposed (e.g., use of microphones, structured handouts,buzz groups, etc.) but we contend that emotional aspectshave been largely neglected and ignored. We argue th...
Gabriel, Yiannis
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Human Relations
The author argues that insults are an importantsocial and organizational phenomenon, which causespowerful emotions and enters people's personalhistories. It is suggested that insults involve aperpetrator, a target and, often, an audience. The intentionto insult is not necessary, as some insults are theresult of misunderstanding or accident. However...
Le Gal, P.M.
United Kingdom
Ayers, S.E.
United Kingdom
Ayers, S.E.
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Le Gal, P.M.
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Fineman, Stephen Sturdy, Andrew
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Human Relations
Processes of control remain central tomanagerial and critical theories of organization, buttheir inherently emotional form has been largelyneglected. The experience and expression of emotions aremore than simply objects and outcomes of control,they also shape its context, processes, andconsequences. Drawing upon observations of interpersonalencount...
Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.
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Human Relations
In this paper, attention is paid to adysfunctional emotional behavior pattern wherebyindividuals experience very little (or a total absenceof) pleasure. Instead, there is a feeling of emotionalnumbness. Although this phenomenon touches all parts oflife, this paper focuses on the organizational context.For some executives, the stresses and strains o...