Consuming with Others: Social Influences on Moment-to-Moment and Retrospective Evaluations of Experiences
55 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Date Written: February 6, 2006
Abstract
Two studies examine differences in participants' moment-to-moment and retrospective evaluations of an experience depending on whether they are alone or in the presence of another person. Findings for the first study reveal that moment-to-moment evaluations by participants who watched a film clip together covaried in patterns consistent with processes of mimicry and emotional contagion. Retrospective evaluations of the experience were influenced by this degree of co-movement, suggesting that a sense of affiliation between those who watched the film together affected the quality of the experience. Study 2 tests and finds support for the hypothesis that shared goals may increase the degree of covariation in moment-to-moment evaluations and the extent to which this shared pattern of judgments affects retrospective evaluation.
Keywords: Emotional Contagion, Experience, Affiliation, Goals, Affect
JEL Classification: M31, C91, C92, C22
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