PSYCH 350 1st Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. Positive II. NegativeIII. Experimental researchIV. Validity Outline of Current Lecture I. BIRGing & CORFingII. Self-reportedIII. BehavioralIV. Counterfactual thinkingV. Hindsight biasCurrent Lecture-BIRGing and CORFing: -Basking In Reflective Glory (BIRG): increasing one’s association with successful others.-Cutting Off Reflected Failure (CORF): Decreasing one’s association with unsuccessful others.-Found in both self-repot and behavioral measures-How people identify in a group-What people do and say -Self-reported BIRGing and CORFing:-People say they want to be affiliated with group if the group is a successLIKEWISE-They don’t want to be present when the group if they are failing-Behavioral BIRGing and CORFing:-People will be more likely to wear badge of group if group is successfulLIKEWISE-People are less likely to wear badge of group when group is unsuccessfulThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-2X as many people will use “we” term to describe win over people describing loss-Counterfactual thinking-“what might have been”-“coulda”, “shoulda”, “woulda”…-Shown to influence emotional responses -Two types of counterfactual thinking:-First, ask “What could have been?” 1. Upward: “Could have won”2. Downward: “I could have lost -Then ask “How satisfied would I feel with this outcome?” 1.To feel the most satisfied with the outcome of the game, you want your team to:-Lose by A LOTOR-Win by A LITTLE -The hindsight bias:-The “I knew it all along”
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