PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Fishing Reel, Hazel Rose Markus, Cockroach
23 Mar 2016
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Trey anderson (lebanon) kidnapped as a hostage, imprisoned, physically abused, subjected to solitary confinement. He said he would prefer have any companionship than being totally alone. Examined few alternatives, selective gathering of information, pressure to conform within the group or withhold criticism, collective rationalization. Common in us" military decisions: condition in warfare where one only listen to those who are already in lock-step agreement, reinforcing beliefs and creating a situation ripe for miscalculation. Ceo, jeffrey skilling shouted profanities to those who question his proposals strippers, divorce, affair. Company culture that feeds the sense of power master of the universe. People pursue power in the companies, high need for power. Religion and deindividuation there seems to be a correlation, but it"s possible that religion and brutality happen to occur during the same period - simply because would population has gone up. Secular trend: systematic increase or decrease over time: the nature and purpose of group living.
