Baumeister, Stillwell, & Wotman (1990) used a novel method for examining emotion in conflict: Autobiographical Narratives.

(1) What is an autobiographical narrative?

(2) Name one benefit of using this type of research paradigm.

(3) Imagine you are a researcher interested in studying the relationship between a new emotion (one that is NOT anger) and conflict. Describe a research study you could conduct using an Autobiographical Narrative paradigm. Be sure to state the question that you would answer by conducting this study (i.e., what is the research question?).

Baumeister, R. F., Stillwell, A., & Wotman, S. R. (1990). Victim and perpetrator accounts of interpersonal conflict: Autobiographical narratives about anger. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 994-1005.