Ruth Mayo
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
21 Papers
114 Citations
Ruth Mayo is an academic researcher from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The author has contributed to research in topics: Distrust & Negation. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 21 publications. Previous affiliations of Ruth Mayo include University of Michigan.
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Papers
“I am not guilty” vs “I am innocent”: Successful negation may depend on the schema used for its encoding☆
TL;DR: The authors explored how negations are encoded by considering the predictions of two theoretical models according to the fusion model and the schema-plus-tag model, and found that the existence of a schema that accommodates the meaning of the original negation is critical in determining how a negation will be encoded when such a schema is not readily available.
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Encoding under trust and distrust: the spontaneous activation of incongruent cognitions.
TL;DR: The present study investigates the possibility that when people are mistrustful they spontaneously activate associations that are incongruent with the given message, and suggests that even when the distrust is unrelated in any meaningful way to the message and even when receivers are unable to prepare a strategic response, the cognitive system reacts to distrust by automatically inducing the consideration of incongsruent associations.
The value of distrust
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assume that a state of distrust is the mental system's signal that the environment is not normal, and they hypothesize that figuring out a new situation depends on the type of environment and the actor's state of mind: in normal environments, where routine strategies are optimal, individuals who trust should outperform those who distrust.
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Cognition is a matter of trust: Distrust tunes cognitive processes
TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarises empirical research demonstrating that distrust triggers a spontaneous activation of alternatives and incongruent associations for a given concept, indicating that our mind can spontaneously stop the congruent processing flow.
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If you negate, you may forget: Negated repetitions impair memory compared with affirmative repetitions.
TL;DR: This study shows that the nature of repetition matters, and that correctly negating an incorrect feature of an entity elicits an active forgetting effect compared with correctly affirming its true features.