michael sylvester wrote:
I am trying to recall the details of an experiment that led to the quote
like "misery loves misery" or "misery love miserable company" It may
have something to do with subjects choosing to wait alone or with a
group of other subjects.I suspect that it is relevant to the cognitive
appraisal theory(Schacter-Singer) of emotion.It is the misery part that
I am trying to figure out.Please elucidate.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
Michael:
You are remembering correctly. The phrase is connected with a
study by Schachter (1959), "The psychology of affiliation."
The "misery" part was that one group of subjects was told that
they were going to experience electric shock and given the
opportunity to wait with other subjects or alone while the
equipment was being readied.
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Appalachian State University
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