Bitter struggle for survival: Evolved bitterness embodiment of survival motivation

被引：22

作者：

Chen, Bin-Bin ^{[1
]}

Chang, Lei ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Educ Psychol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2012年 / 48卷 / 02期

关键词：

Evolution; Embodiment; Bitterness; Survival motivation; UNIFYING PERSPECTIVE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jesp.2011.11.005

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

In four experiments, we tested the hypothesis that survival motivation is grounded in the physical experience of bitter taste. Chinese (Experiment 1) and non-Chinese participants (Experiment 2) who tasted a bitter drink were quicker than the control participants who drank plain water in responding to survival-related words in a lexical decision task. Chinese participants who chewed bitter lotus root were more likely to discount the future than those who chewed sour lemon (Experiment 3). Finally, surprise retention tests revealed that experiencing a bitter rather than sweet taste led to higher retention of words processed for survival rather than mating scenarios (Experiment 4). These findings support our prediction that the taste of bitterness embodies survival motivation because both are adaptations to harsh environment. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：579 / 582

页数：4

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