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Eliciting forgiveness.

Meltem Yucel¹, Amrisha Vaish¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science

|July 26, 2021

Summary

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Understanding how children and adults seek forgiveness is key to social bonding. This study explores asking for forgiveness before or after transgressions to improve social relationships.

Keywords:

apologies cooperation disclaimers forgiveness remorse

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Cognitive Biology
Social Development Psychology
Cognitive Development

Background:

Forgiveness is crucial for restoring social relationships after transgressions.
Retrospective elicitors (apologies) are well-studied, but prospective elicitors (disclaimers) are less understood.
Research is needed on the combined effects of both types of forgiveness elicitors.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how adults and children respond to prospective forgiveness elicitors.
To compare the effectiveness and functions of prospective versus retrospective elicitors.
To explore the additive effects of using both prospective and retrospective elicitors.

Main Methods:

This study synthesizes existing research on forgiveness elicitation strategies.
It analyzes the psychological mechanisms behind retrospective and prospective elicitors.
The research examines developmental differences in responding to forgiveness cues.

Main Results:

Apologies and remorse effectively elicit forgiveness from victims and bystanders.
Prospective elicitors, like disclaimers, are less understood but may serve unique functions.
The combined use of prospective and retrospective elicitors may have additive benefits for eliciting forgiveness.

Conclusions:

A deeper understanding of forgiveness elicitation is vital for comprehending sociality and cooperation.
Further research on prospective elicitors and their combined use is warranted.
This knowledge can illuminate social development from childhood through adulthood.