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> Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies. Psychological
by lutusp 13y ago
> Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies.
Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation, but the class of studies to which you refer only describe. Sort of like saying, "The night sky is filled with little points of light," and calling it astronomy.
- aestra 13y ago>Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation What the hell are you talking about? http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 Abstract: To test the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at the suffering of others, will result when an envied person experiences a misfortune http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short This study tested the hypothesis that schadenfreude (or pleasure in another's misfortune) would be more closely related to resentment and a wish to correct a perceived injustice than to envy, and that sympathy would involve different processes. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 The present study tested the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at another's misfortune, results when a misfortune is perceived as deserved. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude