Akiko Matsuo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6773273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akiko Matsuo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Matsuo |
| SIGNATURE | MATSUO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6293-5501 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
When empathy goes wrong: The perceived cost of empathy reduces empathic reactions to a friend
Empathy is susceptible to contextual cues that alter empathic reactions. When empathy is associated with unbearable discomfort, anticipated emotional pain, or financial burden, people tend to downregulate it. Reduced empathy has destructive consequences, but to date, the contextual antecedents of reduced empathy in close relationships due to perceived costs remain unexplored. In three studies (N = 733), we examined how the perceived cost of empat…
Moral Stereotyping: A Surface-Based Cue Promotes the Use of Generalized Morality at an Early Stage of Human Interactions
Generalized morality refers to the use of prior knowledge of others’ morality to infer unknown aspects of morality, which is a crucial heuristic for obtaining cooperative partners in a large society. This research investigated how information is used for generalized morality. It was predicted that group-level generalized morality, or moral stereotyping, would come first when the information is limited, thereby people rely on a surface cue. As inf…
The Ebb and Flow of Morality: The Role of Purity in the Public Perceptions of Fukushima's Processed Water Release
The Japanese government's decision to discharge treated water into the ocean has drawn citizens' attention, and the evaluation of this issue remains controversial. The themes underlying social issues are connected to the moral foundation of Haidt's moral foundations theory. Accordingly, these foundations appeal to individuals' subjective approval of their moral foundations. The treated water issue is related to the purity foundation; thus, the pr…
Morality is in the Cultural Eye of the Beholder: A Situation Sampling Study
Shweder et al. (1997) proposed the three domains of morality: Autonomy, Community, and Divinity. This study used situation sampling to explore how people from Japan and the U.S. interpret moral transgressions provided in their own and another cultural context. Specifically, the analysis tested whether participants with one cultural background recognize culturally congruent moral transgressions as violations more frequently and feel more harshly t…
The Effects of Anticipated Negative Feedback on Psychological States Among Narcissists
Although narcissism has long been researched in relation to anger, previous research examined narcissistic anger toward negative feedback that had already occurred. In this study, we investigated the effects of anticipation of evaluation (present vs. absent) and negative feedback (present vs. absent), using a creativity task paradigm, on state anger scores among 231 U.S. undergraduates (76% White, 60% women). We also measured undergraduates’ narc…
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The Effects of Anticipated Negative Feedback on Psychological States Among Narcissists
Although narcissism has long been researched in relation to anger, previous research examined narcissistic anger toward negative feedback that had already occurred. In this study, we investigated the effects of anticipation of evaluation (present vs. absent) and negative feedback (present vs. absent), using a creativity task paradigm, on state anger scores among 231 U.S. undergraduates (76% White, 60% women). We also measured undergraduates’ narc…
Morality is in the Cultural Eye of the Beholder: A Situation Sampling Study
Shweder et al. (1997) proposed the three domains of morality: Autonomy, Community, and Divinity. This study used situation sampling to explore how people from Japan and the U.S. interpret moral transgressions provided in their own and another cultural context. Specifically, the analysis tested whether participants with one cultural background recognize culturally congruent moral transgressions as violations more frequently and feel more harshly t…
The Ebb and Flow of Morality: The Role of Purity in the Public Perceptions of Fukushima's Processed Water Release
The Japanese government's decision to discharge treated water into the ocean has drawn citizens' attention, and the evaluation of this issue remains controversial. The themes underlying social issues are connected to the moral foundation of Haidt's moral foundations theory. Accordingly, these foundations appeal to individuals' subjective approval of their moral foundations. The treated water issue is related to the purity foundation; thus, the pr…
Moral Stereotyping: A Surface-Based Cue Promotes the Use of Generalized Morality at an Early Stage of Human Interactions
Generalized morality refers to the use of prior knowledge of others’ morality to infer unknown aspects of morality, which is a crucial heuristic for obtaining cooperative partners in a large society. This research investigated how information is used for generalized morality. It was predicted that group-level generalized morality, or moral stereotyping, would come first when the information is limited, thereby people rely on a surface cue. As inf…
When empathy goes wrong: The perceived cost of empathy reduces empathic reactions to a friend
Empathy is susceptible to contextual cues that alter empathic reactions. When empathy is associated with unbearable discomfort, anticipated emotional pain, or financial burden, people tend to downregulate it. Reduced empathy has destructive consequences, but to date, the contextual antecedents of reduced empathy in close relationships due to perceived costs remain unexplored. In three studies (N = 733), we examined how the perceived cost of empat…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Morality (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Anger (1 works) · Appeal (1 works) · Association (psychology) (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (1 works)