Psychological Distance Moderates How Shared Experiences Are Amplified
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Erica J Boothby 1 ,
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This research article proposes and tests the novel idea that the amplification of shared experiences is moderated by psychological distance between co-experiencers. The authors predicted that experiences would be amplified for psychologically proximate co-experiencers but not for psychologically distant ones. Two studies were conducted manipulating both whether participants shared an experience and the psychological distance between them.
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bskyPsychological Distance Moderates How Shared Experiences Are Amplifiedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govKey quotes
· 3 pulledSharing an experience with another person can amplify that experience.
Here, we propose for the first time that amplification is moderated by the psychological distance between co-experiencers.
We predicted that experiences would be amplified for co-experiencers who are psychologically proximate but not for co-experiencers who are psychologically distant.
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