PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stanford Prison Experiment, Derogation, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Stopping the study ppl quickly lost their identity. B=f(pxe); b = behavior, p= person, e = environment. General assumption that we see reality accurately, correctly, that we are normative, we make sense. Using our understanding as basis to judge others: similar to you -> nice; different to you -> weird. Many ppl think they are better than normal. Extend our self-serving biases to whatever we identify with. Comforting not like us -> atrocities and horrible acts -> sth wrong with them. Improving intergroup relations is helpful to realize that we are not the different from each other, we are in the same boat. Power of the situation, common inproup identity, and superordinate goal. Like me -> part of my group empathy, kindness, general moral consideration. Not like me -> different category from myself huge wall that prevents moral consideration and instead allows for neglect, exploitation and downright cruelty. You"re either with us, or you"re with the terrorists -
