Cultural values, emotion and motivated cognition
Abstract
The review explores how emotions and motivated cognition creates and protects traditions, cultural values within the community. We discuss the interplay of emotions, cognition, and behaviour. We overview the experimental literature on conservatism, its emotional roots, and behavioural consequences. The discussed studies imply that conservatist reactions can be regarded as a coping mechanism to decrease anxiety and increase perceived control within the community.
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