PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Self-Justification, Cognitive Dissonance, Deindividuation
1 Sep 2016
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The area of study that try"s to explain how the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others influences the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals. Scientific study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another. When explaining a person"s behavior, we ignore situational influences on their behavior. We assume others are the way they act. We take credit for success (dispositional attribution), and blame others for failure (situational attribution) When we act, we are aware of situational influences on us. When we watch another person act, we are less aware of the situational influence affecting them. The actor tends to notice situational factors. Evaluating one"s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself to others. Milgram & sabini (1983) had students ask riders on a subway for their seats. 56% of people gave up seats when no reason was given. They sometimes justified their norm by pretending to be sick.
