PSY 113 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture I. Freudian TheoryII. Neo-FreudianIII. Humanistic viewIV. Personality traitsV. Social Cognitive learning view of personalityVI. Assessing personalityOutline of Current LectureI. Social RulesII. AttributionsIII. AttitudesCurrent LectureCh 13 – Social Psychology: The Connected Mind-There’s a set of twins born to a biracial couple and one has really light skin and the other has dark skin. Would they be treated the same way when they grow up? The class doesn’t think so because of stereotypes and racial profiling.Social Rules-our position in society determines our behaviorHolocaust – Prison guards following orders-they only did what they did because they were “following orders”Stanford Prison Study (Zimbardo)-classic experiment where guy wondered what people would do simply on the basis of their role-divided kids into groups. One group was prison guards and one was prisoners. Prison guards were supposed to limit prisoners to one meal per day and allowed to discipline with clubs. Prisoners put behind bars. Prison guards given orders to mistreat prisoners, only took a few days to become really mean. Had to stop the study after 6 days instead of 14 because study went overboard. Findings say that because the people were given the role of guard and prisoner, these behaviors came out with very little instructions. Social role influences how people behave. Similar to Abu Gharib incidentAttributions (reasons for success or failure)-to what do you attribute your victory?-internal attributions usually made for successes-external attributions usually made for failuresBlaming the Other-Personal blaming-Internal disposition factors-Fundamental attribution errorOther Attribution Errors-We make different attributions for ourselves vs. othersThese 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.-Actor-observer bias: blame the other guy, personality, internal dispositions-Self-serving bias: blame someone other than yourself, external factorsAttitudes-cognitive, affective, and behavioral components-Attitudes have 3 parts to them:- cognitive (thinking, thoughts, beliefs, ideas) – gun owners are more likely to shoot a loved one than a criminal- affective (emotions, feelings) – guns just make me sick- behavioral (actions) – I vote for gun control politicians.Persuasion-foot in the door-door in the faceCognitive dissonance-when behavior doesn’t line up with your morals or
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