| Popis: |
Research suggests that imagined interactions (IIs) are used and useful in the reviewing of, and planning for, social interactions. However, whether people also use IIs of their own volition for people other than those close to them was of concern for the present study. To address this possibility, the present study examined university students’ (N = 108) thoughts while they engaged in a boring and repetitive task without inducing any specific types of thoughts in participants. Results showed that, as hypothesized, when notified that they would interact with a stranger, participants in the experimental condition thought about the person more and made more plans for the anticipated social interaction than did those in the control condition. These results, along with additional findings, are discussed along with limitations, future directions, and implications of and for the present study. |
