Author(s)

Libei Zhu

Corresponding Author

Libei Zhu

ABSTRACT

The essay examines the more profound factors of hatred mood when confronting different opinions from social psychology and evolutionary perspectives. Hatred can be easily evoked from another's perspective and can be aroused when someone is distrusted or disgraced, or impeded by others' intentional actions. In this essay, I briefly analyze the factors contributing to hatred mood. Psychological factors are related to stereotypes, cognitive bias, and false consensus effect in the cause of hate. In most situations, malice is absent in the communication process. When we hear hurtful or insulting opinions, we need to remind ourselves to keep our distance from the aggressive ones and that we do not need to hate them because negative emotions are mutually detrimental.

KEYWORDS

Hatred, Stereotype, Cognitive Bias, False Consensus Effect, Evolution