Kunalan Manokara
Biographic Data
| ID | 4606997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kunalan Manokara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kunalan |
| FAMILY NAME | Manokara |
| SIGNATURE | MANOKARA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7801-9292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Macro-Economic Inequality and National Stereotypes in 45 Non-Western Countries
The assumption that people favor ingroups and disfavor outgroups is based largely on theory and research from Western countries. However, groups subjected to economic exploitation and inequality might come to favor more advantaged outgroups. The present large-scale study ( N = 12,339) involving 45 non-Western countries explored ingroup stereotypes and stereotypes of relatively advantaged and disadvantaged outgroups (Western Europeans and Western …
American gratitude-plus-pride differentially predict benevolent and activism support across political ideology
Beliefs about others’ positive emotional expressions: How they diverge by target social class, and why it matters
832, pre-registered), finding that stereotype congruence mediated the joint effect of target social class and emotion type, such that people were more willing to associate with and work in teams with targets whose emotional expressions aligned with expectations. These findings first highlight the cross-cultural consistency of these beliefs, and next point to the behavioural intentions that stem from emotion stereotypes
When to Laugh, When to Cry: Display Rules of Nonverbal Vocalisations Across Four Cultures
Nonverbal vocalisations like laughter, sighs, and groans are a fundamental part of everyday communication. Yet surprisingly little is known about the social norms concerning which vocalisations are considered appropriate to express in which context (i.e., display rules). Here, in two pre-registered studies, we investigate how people evaluate the appropriateness of different nonverbal vocalisations across locations and relationships with listeners…
The Elite Global Citizen: How Wealth Shapes Cosmopolitan Identity and Charitable Intentions
In four studies, we provide the first empirical examination of how wealth relates to cosmopolitan identity and its consequences for charitable intentions. Study 1 demonstrated that wealth positively predicted cosmopolitan identity in a 60‐nation dataset ( n = 90,350). Study 2 replicated this finding with multi‐item measures in the United States, India and Australia (total n = 861); self‐esteem and self‐efficacy accounted for this association. Stu…
(Not) showing you feel good, can be bad: The consequences of breaking expressivity norms for positive emotions
Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological well-being, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differently linked to psychological well-being during the pandemic. Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. We show that, across countries, well-being…
Display rules differ between positive emotions: Not all that feels good looks good
People do not always show how they feel; norms often dictate when to display emotions and to whom. Norms about emotional expressions-known as display rules-are weaker for happiness than for negative emotions, suggesting that expressing positive emotions is generally seen as acceptable. But does it follow that all positive emotions can always be shown to everyone? To answer this question, we mapped out context-specific display rules for 8 positive…
Do People Agree on How Positive Emotions Are Expressed? A Survey of Four Emotions and Five Modalities Across 11 Cultures
While much is known about how negative emotions are expressed in different modalities, our understanding of the nonverbal expressions of positive emotions remains limited. In the present research, we draw upon disparate lines of theoretical and empirical work on positive emotions, and systematically examine which channels are thought to be used for expressing four positive emotions: feeling moved, gratitude, interest, and triumph. Employing the i…
Mind your meat: Religious differences in the social perception of animals
While previous work demonstrated that animals are categorised based on their edibility, little research has systematically evaluated the role of religion in the perception of animal edibility, particularly when specific animals are deemed sacred in a religion. In two studies, we explored a key psychological mechanism through which sacred animals are deemed inedible by members of a faith: mind attribution. In Study 1, non‐vegetarian Hindus in Sing…
Socioeconomic Status and Dehumanization in India: Elaboration of the Stereotype Content Model in a Non-Weird Sample
A perceiver’s socioeconomic status (SES) should influence social perceptions toward others. However, there is little evidence for this effect within and beyond Western samples. We hence evaluate the relationship between perceiver SES and dehumanized perception in a society where status is historically defined: India. Across two studies, we hypothesized that perceiver SES would predict dehumanization toward societal outcasts—beggars—and norm viola…
Do People Agree on How Positive Emotions Are Expressed? A Survey of Four Emotions and Five Modalities Across 11 Cultures
While much is known about how negative emotions are expressed in different modalities, our understanding of the nonverbal expressions of positive emotions remains limited. In the present research, we draw upon disparate lines of theoretical and empirical work on positive emotions, and systematically examine which channels are thought to be used for expressing four positive emotions: feeling moved, gratitude, interest, and triumph. Employing the i…
Mind your meat: Religious differences in the social perception of animals
While previous work demonstrated that animals are categorised based on their edibility, little research has systematically evaluated the role of religion in the perception of animal edibility, particularly when specific animals are deemed sacred in a religion. In two studies, we explored a key psychological mechanism through which sacred animals are deemed inedible by members of a faith: mind attribution. In Study 1, non‐vegetarian Hindus in Sing…
Socioeconomic Status and Dehumanization in India: Elaboration of the Stereotype Content Model in a Non-Weird Sample
A perceiver’s socioeconomic status (SES) should influence social perceptions toward others. However, there is little evidence for this effect within and beyond Western samples. We hence evaluate the relationship between perceiver SES and dehumanized perception in a society where status is historically defined: India. Across two studies, we hypothesized that perceiver SES would predict dehumanization toward societal outcasts—beggars—and norm viola…
Display rules differ between positive emotions: Not all that feels good looks good
People do not always show how they feel; norms often dictate when to display emotions and to whom. Norms about emotional expressions-known as display rules-are weaker for happiness than for negative emotions, suggesting that expressing positive emotions is generally seen as acceptable. But does it follow that all positive emotions can always be shown to everyone? To answer this question, we mapped out context-specific display rules for 8 positive…
Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological well-being, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differently linked to psychological well-being during the pandemic. Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. We show that, across countries, well-being…
(Not) showing you feel good, can be bad: The consequences of breaking expressivity norms for positive emotions
When to Laugh, When to Cry: Display Rules of Nonverbal Vocalisations Across Four Cultures
Nonverbal vocalisations like laughter, sighs, and groans are a fundamental part of everyday communication. Yet surprisingly little is known about the social norms concerning which vocalisations are considered appropriate to express in which context (i.e., display rules). Here, in two pre-registered studies, we investigate how people evaluate the appropriateness of different nonverbal vocalisations across locations and relationships with listeners…
The Elite Global Citizen: How Wealth Shapes Cosmopolitan Identity and Charitable Intentions
In four studies, we provide the first empirical examination of how wealth relates to cosmopolitan identity and its consequences for charitable intentions. Study 1 demonstrated that wealth positively predicted cosmopolitan identity in a 60‐nation dataset ( n = 90,350). Study 2 replicated this finding with multi‐item measures in the United States, India and Australia (total n = 861); self‐esteem and self‐efficacy accounted for this association. Stu…
Macro-Economic Inequality and National Stereotypes in 45 Non-Western Countries
The assumption that people favor ingroups and disfavor outgroups is based largely on theory and research from Western countries. However, groups subjected to economic exploitation and inequality might come to favor more advantaged outgroups. The present large-scale study ( N = 12,339) involving 45 non-Western countries explored ingroup stereotypes and stereotypes of relatively advantaged and disadvantaged outgroups (Western Europeans and Western …
American gratitude-plus-pride differentially predict benevolent and activism support across political ideology
Beliefs about others’ positive emotional expressions: How they diverge by target social class, and why it matters
832, pre-registered), finding that stereotype congruence mediated the joint effect of target social class and emotion type, such that people were more willing to associate with and work in teams with targets whose emotional expressions aligned with expectations. These findings first highlight the cross-cultural consistency of these beliefs, and next point to the behavioural intentions that stem from emotion stereotypes
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (7 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (5 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Feeling (3 works) · Gratitude (3 works) · Perception (3 works)