a lot have said to not make decisions when you're mad but an article today in Yahoo! says new study think this could be because angry people base their decisions on the cues that "really matter" rather than things that can be called irrelevant or a distraction.
So what's your take on this? Do you have any experience when making a decision while angry backfired or turned out right?
2007-06-11 06:38:48 · 9 answers · asked by G G 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
anger: sudden and strong dissumed wrong or injury:wrath:
I really have a hard time believing that in the state of anger, that decisions on the cues that "really matter" .In the 1950's patterns of reinforcement for their verbal behavior that behaviorist accounts could never satisfy only explain language. Verbal behavior is commonly seen as the beginning of the "cognitive revolution in psychology" I have experience that when somebody else had made a decision while angry backfired and only devastate somebody else's life. It's really sad that an individual could or would souly take upon themselves to think they have such power over somebody else's life or freedom. My thoughts on that, is that person is very sick and weak with no remorse of their behavior or of the outcome.
2007-06-11 13:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by candlemia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
Anger may spur someone to a action, but the action they choose while angry is a decision made on emotion, not ration.
It happens all the time - especially by guys who've had a few and catch their girlfriend looking at another guy. Drunk dude gets mad and makes a decision to fix the situation by punching the other guy's lights out, or taking a baseball bat to his car, or aiming for him in a drive-by shooting, or whatever. All stupid decisions based on very little or misinterpreted information.
Better decisions are made when the person has all of the information. The guy the drunk dude punched out could have been her cousin or her best friend since kindergarten., or ... gay.
I disagree with the study. I think people should make sure they have all the facts before they make a decision.
2007-06-11 06:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by enn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anger makes you take spontaneous decisions. It makes you skip the logic part of your brain. The execution is fast. It can go wrong. It can go right also. Because there has not been a consultation with the logic part of the brain, possibility is that you did not wait for evaluating the pros and cons of your decision. But another aspect is, once you are angry, you are prepared to face the consequences of your decision. Come what may, you will agree to accept it. So automatically, you will insist that your decision was right and try to establish so.
2007-06-11 07:02:46 · answer #3 · answered by atom45 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There may be some truth to the article you read. When we're angry our body goes into that "fight or flight mode" and we tend to focus on things at that moment that require our attention... things that may cause us harm or good.
It also depends on what type of decision you are making. If the decision is relevant to the moment maybe.. such as your purse being stolen and you chasing the guy... maybe you wouldn't if you did not get that flow of adrenaline.
Likewise, you may not make the best decision on which gift to buy a spouse if your in an angry mood... who knows what you'd end up with :)
People are also a lot more aggressive when they are angry and are likely to react in ways they wouldn't if they were otherwise having a relaxing, peaceful day.
People make decisions and behave in certain ways depending on their mood.
You can look up mood congrency... theres nice research on it.
2007-06-11 06:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This depends on the personality of people. My ex was mostly passive and avoided confrontations...it would take him getting angry to speak up his mind, in his case maybe anger is good. In my case, I'm very outspoken and anger only adds unnecessary emotions to the situation which puts me at a disadvantage. Just like some people work great under pressure, some people may work better when angry, but overall, I think it's better to make decisions when you're calm and collected. You can rarely be in charge of a situation, if you can't even be in charge of your own emotions.
2007-06-11 06:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by Lioness 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, making decisions when you're angry usually means you're not making the right decision because you're not thinking clearly. I've made decisions just to spite someone and it turned out that I was the one that got it in the end. So, I guess there's truth to that. That's probably why people say count to 10 before doing something you may regret.
2007-06-11 06:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jackie B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I misread something that a friend of mine did and stewed about it for days. I fired off an email to her letting her know how hurt I felt over what I thought was her thoughtless behavior towards me, and was I ever surprised by her response! She had no clue what I was talking about, naturally. It was all in my imagination, and I only let myself get angry over nothing.
I don't normally do this type of thing. I usually let the anger go and then ask people how they saw things, or discuss what angered me when I've got a clearer head. Flying by the seat of my pants usually gets me in trouble!
2007-06-11 06:49:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Concur with Enn.
Anger will normally fuel action, but it may not be the best course of action...
2007-06-11 06:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by operation0511 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I read that article. I'm not too sure. Perhaps it might, other times it's best if you can think calmly and clearly.
2007-06-11 06:42:47 · answer #9 · answered by k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋