PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cognitive Dissonance, Social Learning Theory, Overjustification Effect
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Told half of kids they"ll have fun toys to play with, they played with them. Told other half of kids they"ll have fun toys to play with and then other research rushed in saying that they had to play with the other ones instead. The group that had to play with less desirable toys acted more aggressively because they didn"t get what they wanted. How close you are to your goal can impact your aggression. Grocery store line experiment with person cutting. Attributions of cause for behavior of others. People were more aggressive when they thought the sound was the part of the experiment--they think the goal is being blocked intentionally = really aggressive as compared to when goal being blocked was perceived unintentional. Room had electricity and shock plates (associated weapons) In both weapon conditions--people would press shock lever longer. Albert bandura"s social learning theory -- social behaviors are learned by imitating others.
