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Appendix: Triangular Hate Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Tufts University, Massachusetts
Karin Sternberg
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
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Summary

Negation of Intimacy:

  1. I think that——is truly disgusting.

  2. I would never knowingly associate with——.

  3. I feel that one cannot trust——at all.

  4. I have no sympathy whatsoever for——.

  5. I do not feel any compassion toward——.

  6. ——is repugnant to me.

  7. I have no empathy for——.

  8. I do not believe I could meaningfully communicate with——.

  9. I feel that——is fundamentally different in a negative way from people like me.

  10. ——is really loathsome to me.

Passion:

  1. I sometimes find I cannot get the threat of——off my mind.

  2. I personally feel threatened by——.

  3. ——presents a clear and present danger to me and to others like me.

  4. ——is truly frightening.

  5. I can sometimes feel my heart beat faster from the rage I feel when I start thinking about——.

  6. Thinking about——makes me feel insecure.

  7. Thinking of——scares me.

  8. I feel intense anger when I think of——.

  9. When I think of——I become very angry.

Commitment:

  1. We need to teach our children about the danger of people like——.

  2. People need to commit themselves to the fight against people like——.

  3. People need to take an active role in speaking out against people like——.

  4. I am committed to the fight against people like——.

  5. We must never waiver in our fight against people like——.

  6. I cannot imagine that——will ever change his harmful behavior.

  7. I would join a movement that is aimed at fighting against——.

  8. The fight against——is important regardless of the possible costs.

  9. We have to protect ourselves against——by every means.

  10. The public should be informed comprehensively about the danger of——.

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The Nature of Hate , pp. 217 - 218
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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