S. Prowten

S. Prowten

S. Prowten is the first author of the 2024 Psychological Science replications of an earlier study of arousal and sharing.

Who they are

The work of S. Prowten reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Arousal and Social Transmission.

Key papers

Prowten, S., Walker, E., London, B., Pearce, E., Napoli, A., Chenevert, B., Clevenger, C., & Smith, A. R. (2024). Does physiological arousal increase social transmission of information? Two replications of Berger (2011). Psychological Science. What it reports: Two preregistered replications of a 2011 study found no effect of incidental physiological arousal on willingness to share.

Key ideas

Arousal and Social Transmission: The claim that activation, more than tone, drives sharing.

Sources

  1. Prowten, S., Walker, E., London, B., Pearce, E., Napoli, A., Chenevert, B., Clevenger, C., & Smith, A. R. (2024). Does physiological arousal increase social transmission of information? Two replications of Berger (2011). Psychological Science.