Psyc 360 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I. Consequences of Self-AwarenessII. Cognitive DissonanceIII. Self-serving BiasesOutline of Current Lecture II. Relationship Between Attitude and Behavior Current LectureClass Poll: on scale 1-5 rate how good or bad these things are and then do you actually do these things? Whether they are good or bad.Attitude BehaviorRecycling: 5 (good) YesFresh Produce: 5 NoVote: 5 YesDrinking&Driving: 1 ???Attitude: how much we like or dislike somethingRelationship between attitude and behaviorsAttitudes predict behavior… Attitudes drive behavior = The Fundamental Assumption- Rational- to act upon attitudesIn the $1 bribe study attitude did not drive behavior. Instead behavior drove attitude. Attitude (so it was fun) Behavior (They said it was fun)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.- Rationalizing- to change our minds as a result of our behaviorCareful Thought Attitudes Behavior- Sometimes our behavior governs attitude as well.Video about a person’s attractiveness :- Card trick- choose one card with a certain face and end up with the other one- Few people realize the switch was made- Then asked why they chose the card they chose- Compared the reasons to people who had switched cards and those they did not have switched- The reasons were just as compelling for the people who had switched cards for those they did not have switched cards- Meaning careful thought did not influence the people’s attitudesIf careful thought doesn’t govern our attitudes then what does?Sometime prior behaviorHind’s Study- dying wife and druggist discovered drug and charging extremely price and husband couldn’t afford to buy medicine to save her life, so he broke in and stole the medicine- Was this the right thing to do?o Moral Principles: Avoid Harm, Honor AuthorityCareful thought gives rise to moral decision makingMoral discussion if train is coming and there are 5 people in the track and you are by the switch to change the tracks direction to only kill one person. Do you do it?Now you are on top of the bridge and you can push a man off to stop the train and keep from killing them. Do you do it? No, our emotions influence our
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