Universität zu Köln

Schneider, Iris K. ORCID: 0000-0003-0915-0809, van Harreveld, Frenk, Rotteveel, Mark, Topolinski, Sascha ORCID: 0000-0001-9295-3463, van der Pligt, Joop, Schwarz, Norbert ORCID: 0000-0002-8868-7067 and Koole, Sander L. (2015). The path of ambivalence: tracing the pull of opposing evaluations using mouse trajectories. Front. Psychol., 6. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

Ambivalence refers to a psychological conflict between opposing evaluations, often experienced as being torn between alternatives. This dynamic aspect of ambivalence is hard to capture with outcome-focused measures, such as response times or self-report. To gain more insight into ambivalence as it unfolds, the current work uses an embodied measure of pull, drawing on research in dynamic systems. In three studies, using different materials, we tracked people's mouse movements as they chose between negative and positive evaluations of attitude objects. When participants evaluated ambivalent attitude objects, their mouse trajectories showed more pull of the non-chosen evaluative option than when they evaluated univalent attitude objects, revealing that participants were literally torn between the two opposing evaluations. We address the relationship of this dynamic measure to response time and self-reports of ambivalence and discuss implications and avenues for future research.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schneider, Iris K. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-0809 UNSPECIFIED van Harreveld, Frenk UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rotteveel, Mark UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Topolinski, Sascha UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-3463 UNSPECIFIED van der Pligt, Joop UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schwarz, Norbert UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8868-7067 UNSPECIFIED Koole, Sander L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-398763
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00996
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Psychol.
Volume:	6
Date:	2015
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ATTITUDINAL AMBIVALENCE; EMOTIONAL AMBIVALENCE; ACTIVATION; INTENTION; INCONSISTENCY; DISCOMFORT; CONFLICT; BEHAVIOR; HAND; MIND Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39876