PSYC 023 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Moe Williams, Psych, Attribution (Psychology)
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Cialdini et al. on football fans" reactions to wins and losses. Association with success of others boosts our se. We dissociate from people whose failures harm our se. Method: called students at home and asked them a really hard school questionnaire. They provided feedback on how they did on the quiz and they were randomly assigned to be told that they did better or worse than everyone else. They then asked one more question, what happened at the football game? . Iv: positive or negative feedback on the questionnaire. When they got negative feedback for the questionnaire . **you are getting your se back by basking in the reflected glory of the group. Social comparisons can make us feel good or bad. Downwards social comparisons looking at those who are lower than you. Upwards social comparisons looking at those who are better than you, they make us feel worse and we avoid them.
