Frontal negativity: An electrophysiological index of interpersonal guilt. (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leng, Bingbing; Wang, Xiangling; Cao, Bihua; Li, Fuhong
• Is Part Of: Social neuroscience. Volume 12:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 649
• Page End: 660
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Interpersonal guilt -- frontal negativity -- self-reflection; Neurosciences -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Social psychology -- Periodicals; Social interaction -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1223749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-0919

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to reveal the temporal course and electrophysiological correlates of interpersonal guilt. Human participants were asked to perform multiple rounds of a dot-estimation task with their partners, while event-related potential being recorded. The paired participants were informed that they would win money if both responded correctly; otherwise, both of them would lose money. The feeling of guilt in Self-Wrong condition (SW) was significantly higher than that in Both-Wrong and Partner-Wrong conditions. At approximately 350 ms after the onset of feedback presentation, greater negativities were observed in the frontal regions in the guilt condition (i.e., SW) than those in the non-guilt condition. The guilt-modulated frontal negativity might reflect the interactions of self-reflection, condemnation, and negative emotion.