PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Extreme Behavior, Osama Bin Laden, Domestic Violence
11 Mar 2013
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To appreciate its power must understand how formula works. The idea is simple, once we understand you and i want relationships to be equitable (fair). Suggests we analyze relationships according to the equity formula. Anytime a relationship is not equitable, it is psychologically troubling. When within or witnessing inequitable relationship, we take steps to repair equity. Use any psychological ammunition at our disposal to fix this. Whether over or under benefitted we want to change income and outcomes to make relationship equitable. Sometimes don"t actually have to change convince self you are making more inputs than other. Room for psychological interpretation of inputs and outputs. Try to choose concrete inputs and outputs so there"s no ambiguity. Pay students to lick envelopes and pay 5 dollars an envelope. Even in business relationships, negotiating with someone for a pair of shoes 47 to 43, input required and talent to build shoes, even that gets hard to measure.
