Psychology 15 Lecture 7: Lecture 7

• School: Harvard University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 15
• Professor: Joshua Greene

Document Summary

Philosophical background o: bem"s self-perception theory o, dissonance and self-perception o. Self-perception theory o o: bem"s interpersonal simulation, original dissonance study. Individuals come to know their own attitudes, emotions, and other internal states partly by inferring them from their own overt behavior and the circumstances in which it occurs. Individual is functionally in the same position as an outside observer (to the extent that internal cues are weak) Knowledge of internal states is inferred from behavior and circumstances. Person is not in a privileged position, same as nay other observer. Cohen found that sh. 50 for counterattitudinal (pro-castro) essay writing led to more agreement with essay than did . is strong demand of circumstances for essay-writing, so attitude in favor essay must be weak. sh. 50 is weak demand, so attitude in favor of essay must be strong. Observer-participants listen to the experiment either the or sh. 50 condition and then estimate the real participant"s attitude.