PSYCH C162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Bdsm, Exaggeration
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Playful aggression, or an intentional provocation to provoke emotion. Accompanied by o -record markers, which are nonverbal actions that signal that the provocation isn"t to be taken literally but instead in the spirit of play. Violate grice"s maxims with falsehoods or exaggerations (quality), too much/little information (quantity), irrelevant dwelling (relation) + linguistic acts (manner: classic elements: exaggeration, repetition, idiomatic phrases, shifts in pitch, laughter. Like a social vaccine, it seeks to stimulate the emotional system. The nature of the provocation in the tease: harmful teasing is physically painful + targets vulnerable aspects of one"s identity, playful teasing is less physically hurtful + targets less vulnerable aspects. The presence of o -record markers (e. g. exaggeration, repetition, shifts in pitch) Social context (e. g. speaker, setting, audience, power symmetries) Frames an interaction as one that"s playful and non-serious: converts con icts in social living into opportunities for higher jen ratios. Useful in discerning another"s commitments to social norms (e. g. frats)
