Harm Inflation: Measuring Variability in Understandings of Bullying, Prejudice, Trauma, and Mental Disorder McGrath, M. J. (University of Melbourne), Haslam, N. (University of Melbourne) Bullies, bigots, and snowflakes – why have these become such hot-button descriptors in public and private discourse? One explanation is suggested by Haslam’s (2016) theory of concept creep which asserts that […]

Concept Creepers: Who Holds Broader Concepts of Harm? Haslam, N. (University of Melbourne), McGrath, M. (University of Melbourne), Murphy, S., (University of Melbourne), Randall-Dzerdz, K. (University of Melbourne), Wheeler, M., (University of Melbourne) ‘Concept creep’ is the progressive broadening of harm-related concepts over recent decades. This historical phenomenon has been theorised to have mixed blessings, […]

The Effect of Perceived Effort and Perceived Control on Reward Valuation Harmon-Jones, E. (UNSW Sydney), Willoughby, C. (UNSW Sydney), Clarke, D., (UNSW Sydney), Paul, K. (Ghent University), Harmon-Jones, C., (UNSW Sydney) Rewards of higher value cause individuals to exert more effort to obtain them, but effort also influences the valuation of rewards. Past psychological theory […]

An Investigation of the Potential Use of Attribution Theory in Reducing Depression stigma in China Yao, X. (Claremont Graduate University), Siegel, J. (Claremont Graduate University) This presentation assesses the potential utility of using an attribution-based approach for increasing the provision of help to people with depression in China. Based on Weiner’s attribution theory, we assessed […]