PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cognitive Dissonance, Fundamental Attribution Error, Implicit Stereotype
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We often don"t know why we do things: overlook effects of some factors, lie to ourselves, overestimate effects of others. We have trouble anticipating how we will feel in the future. Errors of affective forecasting: dorm studies: college students predicted those living in desirable dorms (new, pretty) would be more happy. One year later, happiness is measured and actual happiness is the same in undesirable and desirable rooms. When we realize that our thoughts and actions are inconsistent we can change our cognitive thinking to decrease dissonance. Peg turning study: those who were paid more money felt less dissonance as their thoughts and behaviours align; justification for the lies (telling others the dull task was fun) Justifying our efforts: cross cultural differences in cognitive dissonance; Western: independent self; bounded from others, stable entity. Dissonance when behaviour discrepant from own standards. Eastern: interdependent self; connected to others, context dependent. Dissonance when behaviour discrepant from others" standards.
