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Friday, 27 April 2012
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The Cognitive Consequences of Envy
Friday, 03 February 2012Envy may play an important role in what the brain gives most attention to as well as one’s memory. One experiences envy as a complex blend of distasteful psychological states; such as inferiority, injustice, and resentment; one tends to hide these emotions due to the fact that we don’t usually show facial expressions that show that we are envious of someone or something.
Some feel that envy may be a motivation to improve oneself, however others have pointed out that envy can trigger feelings of resentment.
According to the authors envy may evoke a functionally coordinated flow of cognitions, each of
which may render the individual better able to retain information on the envied person.
This may lead to jealous colleagues pushing themselves to improve and become better. Can one employ the negative envious thoughts to good use? Will one be able to control cognitive processes to generate productive outcomes?
Certainly the identification of certain feelings as well as the potential triggers (motivation or resentment) that one can expect from a candidate are two very valuable pieces of information at selection stage;particularly when the interviewer has an intimate knowledge of the team members and team dynamics that the prospective candidate would join. Interesting read.
Authors
Sarah E. Hill and Danielle J. Del Priore
Texas Christian University
Phillip W. Vaughan
University of Texas at Austin
Full article can be found at - http://personal.tcu.edu/sehill/CognitiveConsequencesEnvyMS.pdf
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