The original Nezlek article found primary relationships between appraisals of a situation and corresponding emotions. This paper will use three additional articles to demonstrate that one’s culture and environment influence one subconsciously to reappraise a situation, not so that the primary appraisal changes, but so that it is weakened.
Imada, T., & Ellsworth, P. C. (2011). Proud americans and lucky japanese: Cultural differences in appraisal and corresponding emotion. Emotion, 11(2), 329-345. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022855
This paper proposed that Japanese and American participants will have different emotions and different appraisals reflecting their cultural differences. In Study 1, participants were asked to appraise
Imada, T., & Ellsworth, P. C. (2011). Proud americans and lucky japanese: Cultural differences in appraisal and corresponding emotion. Emotion, 11(2), 329-345. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022855
This paper proposed that Japanese and American participants will have different emotions and different appraisals reflecting their cultural differences. In Study 1, participants were asked to appraise