Abstract We take a refreshing new look at boundedly rational quadratic models in economics using some elementary modeling of the principles put forward book Humanomics by Vernon L. Smith and Bart J. Wilson. A simple model is introduced built on fundamental gratitude/resentment felt corresponding action responses reward/punishment form higher/lower payoff transfers. There are two timescales: one...

objective: the forgivingness questionnaire has been designed to assessforgivingness in a variety of cultural contexts. this questionnaire was based on common western conceptualizations of forgiveness. in western communities, when one is the victim of an intentional offense, a feeling of resentment seems logical. the intensity and duration of this feeling of resentment usually depends on the cir...

“If only I had married that girl, my life would have been different. We would have been a good match for each other and we would have made a great couple...” Such mental representations of how our lives could have been better are termed counterfactual, representing an alternative scenario to the factual past (Kahneman and Miller 1986; Kahneman and Tversky 1982; Roese 1997). People who engage in...

In fact, Stella felt some resentment towards the challenge itself. It was not that she did not 'do creative’; it was more about her fear of unknown, the fear of losing the safety of routine the fear of change. She had read a few articles about resistance to change before and was able to recognise the tell-tale symptoms of resistance not to change per se, but rather to the uncertainties and pote...

The beauty of grief and resentment in ancient Chinese literature is extremely unique, as it not only closely linked to ethics philosophy, but also political culture aesthetic emotions, well being an integral part literary ideology. emotion anger embedded many works. depicted these works simply towards the heavens, a unique that has captivated lovers. An analysis reveals rich language means expr...

In China, despite the traumatic collective memory relating to militaristic Japan during World War II, an increasing number of Chinese young adults have developed obsession with Japanese culture, due its export anime, movies, pop music, and other popular culture. Based on interviews 40 adults, this work examines how contemporary culture historical war memories related influenced who had reconcil...