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Psychology of cleansing through the prism of intersecting object histories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Zachary Ekves Open the ORCID record for Zachary Ekves [Opens in a new window] ,
Yanina Prystauka Open the ORCID record for Yanina Prystauka [Opens in a new window] ,
Charles P. Davis ,
Eiling Yee Open the ORCID record for Eiling Yee [Opens in a new window]  and
Gerry T. M. Altmann Open the ORCID record for Gerry T. M. Altmann [Opens in a new window]
Zachary Ekves
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. zachary.ekves@uconn.edu;  yanina.prystauka@uconn.edu; charles.davis@uconn.edu;  eiling.yee@uconn.edu; gerry.altmann@uconn.edu; http://charlespdavis.com; http://yeelab.uconn.edu; http://altmann.lab.uconn.edu
Yanina Prystauka
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. zachary.ekves@uconn.edu;  yanina.prystauka@uconn.edu; charles.davis@uconn.edu;  eiling.yee@uconn.edu; gerry.altmann@uconn.edu; http://charlespdavis.com; http://yeelab.uconn.edu; http://altmann.lab.uconn.edu
Charles P. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. zachary.ekves@uconn.edu;  yanina.prystauka@uconn.edu; charles.davis@uconn.edu;  eiling.yee@uconn.edu; gerry.altmann@uconn.edu; http://charlespdavis.com; http://yeelab.uconn.edu; http://altmann.lab.uconn.edu
Eiling Yee
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. zachary.ekves@uconn.edu;  yanina.prystauka@uconn.edu; charles.davis@uconn.edu;  eiling.yee@uconn.edu; gerry.altmann@uconn.edu; http://charlespdavis.com; http://yeelab.uconn.edu; http://altmann.lab.uconn.edu
Gerry T. M. Altmann
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. zachary.ekves@uconn.edu;  yanina.prystauka@uconn.edu; charles.davis@uconn.edu;  eiling.yee@uconn.edu; gerry.altmann@uconn.edu; http://charlespdavis.com; http://yeelab.uconn.edu; http://altmann.lab.uconn.edu
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Abstract

We link cleansing effects to contemporary cognitive theories via an account of event representation (intersecting object histories) that provides an explicit, neurally plausible mechanism for encoding objects (e.g., the self) and their associations (with other entities) across time. It explains separation as resulting from weakening associations between the self in the present and the self in the past.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e4
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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The first two authors contributed equally to this commentary.

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