In this article, we review the research investigating the effects of social exclusion on
processing of social information. We look into this topic from the point of view of cognitive …

When someone focuses on their phone, rather than the person in front of them (“phubbing”
or “technoference”), this can lead to feelings of exclusion and dissatisfaction. Few studies …

Social media interactions in the form of likes and comments have become a prevalent and
expected form of feedback among consumers. However, as these forms of feedback …

The tendency to prioritize information related to the self (or socially salient information) has
been established for several cognitive tasks. However, earlier studies on this question …

Social exclusion is an emotionally painful experience that leads to various alterations in
socio-emotional processing. The perceptual and emotional consequences that may arise …

Purpose Social interaction is an essential determinant of self-esteem. However, studies
have rarely examined the psychological mechanisms underlying social interaction and self …

Binocular rivalry, a visual perception phenomenon where two or more percepts alternate
every few seconds when distinct stimuli are presented to the two eyes, has been reported as …

1.1 Background Founded in 1879 in the USA by Charles Taze Russel, the Jehovah's
Witnesses (JWs) are a world rejecting fundamentalist Christian religion (Nica, 2019; Wallis …

Social exclusion threatens a person's need to belong and prompts them to behave in ways
that often facilitate reaffiliation. For adults, direct exclusion increases attention to social …

Eye gaze is one of the most important cues to convey social exclusion and social inclusion.
In the present thesis, socially excluded and socially included individuals' responses to …