Laboratory Tests of a Motivational-Perceptual Model of Conflict Escalation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6284178
AutoresBill E Peterson (University of New Hampshire), David G Winter (0000-0002-6490-7467), Richard M Doty (University of Michigan)
Año1994
Volumen38
Número4
Páginas719-748
Fecha de publicación1994-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002794038004007
OpenAlexW1983588432
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas54

We present a model suggesting that international conflicts escalate to violence when countries (a) express higher levels of power motive imagery, (b) exaggerate levels of perceived power motive imagery in communications and statements from the “other” side, and (c) express still higher levels of power motive imagery as a result of such exaggerated perceptions. The model is supported by three studies. In the first two, participants wrote replies to one of two versions of the same letter taken from a real crisis. The third study explored conditions that affect the exaggerated perception of power motive imagery of the other side by asking participants to highlight the important points of a letter from a real crisis, under neutral conditions and under conditions arousing power motivation. The role of psychological variables in the escalation of conflicts to violence is discussed

Affect (linguistics · Cognitive psychology · Perception · Power (physics · Communication · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology