William Von Hippel and Karen Gonsalkorale
Introduction
The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between inhibitory abilities and social behaviour. More specifically, the question that begs an answer is whether inhibitory ability will assist people in refraining from displays socially inappropriate behaviour.
The experimenters were initially interested in the underlying reasons to people’s frequent display of positive interpersonal behaviour, despite their negative thoughts. They were aware that a good degree of social knowledge is important as well as the ability to apply these social knowledge in challenging situations, this