The germ aversion paradox: When germ aversion predicts reduced alpha power suppression to norm violations

Prior work shows that germ-averse individuals are more norm-abiding than their less germ-averse counterparts in the absence of any germ threat. However, it is unclear if germ aversion has similar effects in the presence of a germ threat. Here, we explored the hypothesis that germ-averse people would...

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Main Authors: Shinobu Kitayama, Cristina E. Salvador, Joshua Ackerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622723000631