Apology Analysis: TikTok Cake Pop Drama (re: Cake.By.Kaity v. Sweet Treats by Ashley)

Cake Pop Recipe Copyright Crisis! In this Apology Analysis, we look at the psychology of the Cake.By.Kaity v. Sweet Treats by Ashley TikTok drama after Ashley was accused of stealing Cake by Kaity's Fruity Pebble Cake Pop Recipe. We'll go over the 5 components of an apology and assess Cake by Kaity's "apology" response via this criteria. Chapters / Time Stamps Intro: 0:00 Context (Cake By Kaity v Sweet Treats by Ashley): 2:15 Attribution Theory: 18:36 Crisis Response Types (per Public Relations Theories): 22:05 5 Components of an Apology: 27:40 Cake.By.Kaity TikTok Apology Analysis: 31:24 References: Copyright Rules for Recipes: https://copyrightalliance.org/are-rec... Coombs, W. T. (2007). Protecting organization reputations during a crisis: The development and application of situational crisis communication theory. Corporate reputation review, 10(3), 163-176. McLeod, S. (2026, April 24). Attribution theory in psychology: Definition & examples. https://www.simplypsychology.org/attr... Watch my other videos! PSYCHOLOGY of Gabbie Hanna Stan (re: Jen Dent):    • PSYCHOLOGY of Gabbie Hanna Stan (re: Jen D...   PSYCHOLOGY of Joshua David Evans' CRASHOUT:    • PSYCHOLOGY of Joshua David Evans' CRASHOUT...   PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: How Colleen Ballinger went BEYOND Parasocial (Re: Rachel Ballinger): WHY AUDIENCES ARE MORE UPSET BY VANILLAMACE THAN QTCINDERELLA:    • The PSYCHOLOGY behind why Vanillamace is r...   PSYCHOLOGY OF NED FULMER AND COLLEEN BALLINGER'S ADDRESSING THE BACKLASH:    • PSYCHOLOGY of Ned Fulmer and Colleen Balli...   PSYCHOLOGY OF JAMES CHARLES SPIRIT AIRLINES APOLOGY - AND WHY FANS AREN'T BUYING IT:    • James Charles Spirit Airline "Apology" Mis...   #mediapsychology #psychology #cakebykaity #cakepop #influencerapology #influencercrisis #crisis #crisismanagement