PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fraternities And Sororities, Judson Mills, Overjustification Effect
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Tempted to cheat even if you think you are very moral. Mimicking - following the actions of another in uncertain situations. Senator did random little things ben franklin asked and requests got bigger and bigger toward the senator until ben franklin got the senator to to vote. Person asked to go to the front of the long line for copier. Once without reason, twice with diff reasons. People let the person go to front every time and worked even better when request was attached with a reason. The results of the power of social situation. A state that arises when thoughts and standards don"t equal our behaviors. People who got paid could use justification, people who got paid altered their cognition -> they said the experiment was fun--they rewrote event in their mind. Asked elementary school kids how they felt about cheating. Made them play a game where there was no need to cheat.
