Would you care for a dogfood sandwich? New research investigates this question with regard to ‘Stigma’. Previous investigators of ‘Stigma’ (e.g.Fallon et al., 1984; Rozin et al., 1985, 1986) have examined people’s reactions to cockroaches and ‘Hitler’s sweater’. “For example, dipping a sterilized cockroach into a glass of juice lowered the average rating of the […]
Tag: disgust
Disgusting toolhandles (studies)
“People will not pick up a tool by the handle if it is physically disgusting.” This is one of the findings of a research group at the Psychology Department of The College of William & Mary* Virginia, US. Their 2013 study can be viewed here in ‘poster’ format – it’s entitled ‘So close and yet […]
Disgust With ‘Disgust’, And Where’s McGinn?
Disgust gets a roller-coaster ride in a soon-to-be-published study (which you can download a full copy of now!). The study is: “The Meaning of Disgust: A Refutation,” Nina Strohminger, Emotion Review, in press 2013. The author, at Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, begins the paper with this sentence: “In disgust research, there is shit, […]
Disgusting Slime [update & erratum]
An Improbable note for August 19th, 2011 was related to Exploring disgust-related tactile processes. At the time, we had not been able to discover the exact nature of the ‘disgusting’ material used in the experiment. We are now in a position to reveal the recipe for the disgusting dough-like substance – thanks to a full […]