PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Solitary Confinement, Psy, Cognitive Dissonance
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March 16, 2016: cognitive dissonance theory a. If you engage in a behavior that does not match your attitude, you will experience dissonance and anxiety: to get rid of the dissonance, people change their attitude because they cannot easily change previous behavior c. In game of thrones, daenerys begins the show as a weak character, but assumes the role of tribal queen and behaves more like a queen as the show progresses d. i. Zimbardo was interested in whether the situation outside of people could control their behavior d. ii. The fake prison had prison doors, prison beds, and a room for solitary confinement d. iii. The guards wore military uniforms with reflective sunglasses, which blocked the eyes and created power over the prisoners d. iv. The experiment was conducted during a time of civil rights protest and protest against the vietnam war d. v. On the first day, the prisoners were stripped of their normal clothes and placed in matching prisoners clothes d. vi.
