Self-Esteem, Failure Feedback, and Physiological Reactivity: Implications for Working Memory and Aggression

摘要: Research has recently begun to focus on separable conscious and subconscious aspects of self-esteem. Meanwhile, research aggressive behavior found that some individuals with high self-esteem are more prone behavior. Based a biopsychosocial approach, shown appraisals threat/challenge marked by distinct physiological responses – threat activation the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, whereas challenge sympathetic adrenal-medullary axis. The present study examines relationship between failure feedback, implicit explicit self-esteem, appraisals, working memory aggression in series three experiments. Experiment 1 examined impact feedback stress physiology who displayed response consistent response, as indicated an increase blood pressure without concurrent salivary cortisol, were most likely group become aggressive. 2 relationships predicting Implicit predicted behavioral inhibition negative such higher was associated fewer errors. In 3, motivations manipulated determine their performance. Increases feelings greater performance, increases decreases is first examine context appraisal responses. Overall, this suggests can assist behavior, although cognitive mechanism which occurs remains elusive. INDEX WORDS: Self-Esteem, Social Psychology, Psychophysiology, Aggression, Working Memory SELF-ESTEEM, FAILURE FEEDBACK AND PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIVITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR WORKING MEMORY AGGRESSION