Our judgments are not cold and logical: they are biased by our moods.
Application: A community developer wants to help build community morale by having a festival or event to bring the community together. On the day of the event, the weather was bad and the festival was ruined. The excitement for the event quickly turned into anger and led to a fight between members of the community. The rain changed the mood of the participants and led to anger and fights.
Adaptation: This theory could be adapted into the community and other groups by being aware of how simple things like weather, hunger, fatigue can alter your judgement at any given time. Most people tend to feel down or uptight when we are tired, but having the knowledge of how subconsciencously our moods can be changed due to every day common changes.
Source:
Isen, A. M., Shalker, T. E., Clark, M., and Karp, L. (1978), Resources required in the construction and reconstruction of conversation, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36, 1-12
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