After participants were told they would likely spend the future alone,they were asked to rate the person in the story on a variety of traits.Compared to participants told they would be closely connected to others in the future,participants in the social exclusion condition were more likely to say the character in the story was _______.

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Participants who were told they would be alone in the future were more likely to rate the character in the story as dislikable, likely reflecting their own negative emotions towards the idea of social exclusion.

After Participants Were Told They Would Likely Spend the Future