Psyc 360 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture II The Self A Self Awareness Theory B Effects of Self Awareness Outline of Current Lecture III Consequences of Self Awareness IV Cognitive Dissonance V Self serving Biases Current Lecture Remember Halloween study Children were sent to home with a candy bucket outside and note saying please only take one 40 took more than one Then a mirror was placed behind the candy bowl and less children took more than 1 once seeing themselves in the mirror If yes Self Awareness Positive Emotions Pride Am I being who I want to be If No Negative Emotions Shame Guilt Shut off Self Awareness Change Behavior Forget Standards Rationalize our Behavior Rationalizing behavior study Most important Perform series of boring tasks At end go down and get a survey These 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 o Researcher knows nothing about survey o No reason to lie Get survey one imp Question with filler question o How enjoyable was task Another group where everything is exactly the same Only one difference Tells them task is interesting and exciting Researcher offers guy 20 to do this Participants took bribe 100 took bribe Told confederate pretending to be next participant that task was enjoyable Bribe Participants lied to confederate we know it was boring because of the control group Took same final survey and thought task was same amount of enjoyable as the control group Next Condition bribe was only 1 o 1 participants said task was more enjoyable It s clear what is boring and what is enjoyable So why did 1 participants lie on survey Attitude The task was boring Behavior I said it was fun Cognitive Dissonance High These attitudes and behaviors are inconsistent These participants in 1 bribe are experiencing this Cognitive Dissonance An unpleasant state caused by holding 2 or more inconsistent cognitions or beliefs Example parents lying to their children about Santa Claus Strategy for Reduction Self Deception Lied to themselves rationalized behavior Attitude for 20 bribe The task was boring Behavior for 20 bribe I said it was fun for 20 Cognitive Dissonance High Strategy for Reduction The Ends Justify the Means Human Nature People who stopped smoking changed their behavior after rationalizing first Reduce cognitive dissonance by convincing ourselves we are better than we really are Want to think we are relatively good human beings
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