Conservation and human behaviour: lessons from social psychology
... a result of a mismatch in the information collected on attitude and behaviour (see Table 1). Such mismatches (e.g. measuring attitude towards conservation, but linking it to a specific behaviour such as trespassing in a protected area) limit how useful the information can be in informing the design o ...
... a result of a mismatch in the information collected on attitude and behaviour (see Table 1). Such mismatches (e.g. measuring attitude towards conservation, but linking it to a specific behaviour such as trespassing in a protected area) limit how useful the information can be in informing the design o ...
Coser Paper to Transatlantic Voyages Nancy
... integrative core. Conflicts within a society, intra-group conflict, can bring some ordinarily isolated individuals into an active role. This could be illustrated by protest over the Vietnam War which motivated many young people to take vigorous roles in American political life for the first time. Co ...
... integrative core. Conflicts within a society, intra-group conflict, can bring some ordinarily isolated individuals into an active role. This could be illustrated by protest over the Vietnam War which motivated many young people to take vigorous roles in American political life for the first time. Co ...
Prejudice Against Fat People: Ideology and Self-Interest
... Another area of criticism has been the conceptualization of self-interest (see Sears & Funk, 1991). Kinder and Sears (1981) defined self-interest in terms of having children potentially subject to busing; they assumed that it is always against parents' self-interest to have their children bused. Cra ...
... Another area of criticism has been the conceptualization of self-interest (see Sears & Funk, 1991). Kinder and Sears (1981) defined self-interest in terms of having children potentially subject to busing; they assumed that it is always against parents' self-interest to have their children bused. Cra ...
writing sample - michael glen dearborn
... the other person would. Of course, we only act like the other person in our mind through our role taking. This is the major difference between the two concepts of dramaturgy and role taking. Both involve acting, but Mead’s role taking involves acting internally in the mind. On the other hand, dramat ...
... the other person would. Of course, we only act like the other person in our mind through our role taking. This is the major difference between the two concepts of dramaturgy and role taking. Both involve acting, but Mead’s role taking involves acting internally in the mind. On the other hand, dramat ...
ABSTRACT Title of Document:
... The relationship between cognitions and attitudes has been a consistent theme in research on intergroup relations, including research on stereotyping and prejudice. According to Dovidio, Brigham, Johnson, and Gaertner (1996), the traditional view of stereotypes and prejudice involves a fairly simple ...
... The relationship between cognitions and attitudes has been a consistent theme in research on intergroup relations, including research on stereotyping and prejudice. According to Dovidio, Brigham, Johnson, and Gaertner (1996), the traditional view of stereotypes and prejudice involves a fairly simple ...
Main article: List of memory biases
... The tendency to ignore base rate information (generic, general information) and focus on specific information (information only pertaining to a certain case).[19] ...
... The tendency to ignore base rate information (generic, general information) and focus on specific information (information only pertaining to a certain case).[19] ...
identity - Institute for Research on World
... of the local PTA. Principled, efficient, and reliable are the meanings that help define her in her moral person identity, worker role identity, and PTA group identity. More generally, identities help organize an individual’s “place” in an interaction, guide behavior, facilitate the development of st ...
... of the local PTA. Principled, efficient, and reliable are the meanings that help define her in her moral person identity, worker role identity, and PTA group identity. More generally, identities help organize an individual’s “place” in an interaction, guide behavior, facilitate the development of st ...
WilliamsCaseGovanFINAL2002 - Sydney Symposium of Social
... explicit measures activate explicit attitudes. In a similar vein, we think that individuals who suffer ostracism may implicitly be hurt, angry, and resentful. If allowed or encouraged to follow these inclinations, they will be anti-social, hostile, and competitive. At an explicit level, however, the ...
... explicit measures activate explicit attitudes. In a similar vein, we think that individuals who suffer ostracism may implicitly be hurt, angry, and resentful. If allowed or encouraged to follow these inclinations, they will be anti-social, hostile, and competitive. At an explicit level, however, the ...
The Perceiver as Perceived: Everyday Intuitions About
... not fully anticipate the correspondence bias. As will become clear, however, the results of our first two studies soundly refute this prediction. In these studies, we found strong and consistent evidence that actors are not only aware of the correspondence bias, they tend to overestimate its magnitu ...
... not fully anticipate the correspondence bias. As will become clear, however, the results of our first two studies soundly refute this prediction. In these studies, we found strong and consistent evidence that actors are not only aware of the correspondence bias, they tend to overestimate its magnitu ...
SOCIAL IDENTITY, SECOND EDITION
... are distinguished in their social relations with other individuals and collectivities. Identity is a matter of knowing who’s who (without which we can’t know what’s what). It is the systematic establishment and signification, between individuals, between collectivities, and between individuals and c ...
... are distinguished in their social relations with other individuals and collectivities. Identity is a matter of knowing who’s who (without which we can’t know what’s what). It is the systematic establishment and signification, between individuals, between collectivities, and between individuals and c ...
1 Killing with a Clean Conscience: Existential Angst and the
... usually resolved by doing whatever is most likely to enable one to view oneself as a moral person. In this sense, moral behavior often appears to be selfish or ethnocentric. This tendency is exacerbated by the importance that cultures and individuals place on morality over other dimensions of person ...
... usually resolved by doing whatever is most likely to enable one to view oneself as a moral person. In this sense, moral behavior often appears to be selfish or ethnocentric. This tendency is exacerbated by the importance that cultures and individuals place on morality over other dimensions of person ...
Social Norms - Penn Arts and Sciences
... Theories of Norms and their Force In almost all the literature on norms, it is unquestionably assumed that norms elicit conformity, and that there is a strong correlation between people's normative beliefs and their behavior. By normative beliefs is usually meant individual or collective beliefs abo ...
... Theories of Norms and their Force In almost all the literature on norms, it is unquestionably assumed that norms elicit conformity, and that there is a strong correlation between people's normative beliefs and their behavior. By normative beliefs is usually meant individual or collective beliefs abo ...
Implicit Ageism
... In the early decades of research on ageism (the 1970sand 1980s),when self-report measures were almost exclusively used to measure prejudice and stereotypes, it was assumed that such prejudice was to be found in some but not in others (Kogan 2000). The second claim of this chapter is that all humans, ...
... In the early decades of research on ageism (the 1970sand 1980s),when self-report measures were almost exclusively used to measure prejudice and stereotypes, it was assumed that such prejudice was to be found in some but not in others (Kogan 2000). The second claim of this chapter is that all humans, ...
Implicit attitudes and discrimination against people with
... positively for their accomplishments than are people of comparable achievement without disabilities. In their meta-analysis of the literature, Mullen and Dovidio (1992) found that when given comparable information about the performance of people, they rated the achievements of people with disabiliti ...
... positively for their accomplishments than are people of comparable achievement without disabilities. In their meta-analysis of the literature, Mullen and Dovidio (1992) found that when given comparable information about the performance of people, they rated the achievements of people with disabiliti ...
My enemy`s enemy is my friend: Why holding
... Balance Theory Like other cognitive consistency theories (e.g., Cooper & Fazio, 1984; Festinger, 1957), Heider’s balance theory (1946, 1958) proposes that individuals’ relationships are based on balanced attitudes held by both parties. The desire for consistency among one’s thoughts, feelings, and s ...
... Balance Theory Like other cognitive consistency theories (e.g., Cooper & Fazio, 1984; Festinger, 1957), Heider’s balance theory (1946, 1958) proposes that individuals’ relationships are based on balanced attitudes held by both parties. The desire for consistency among one’s thoughts, feelings, and s ...
Asian and European American Cultural Values, Bicultural
... than .80 for a multiple regression analysis with two independent variables, an alpha level equal to .007, and a medium (f = .15) effect size. The participants' ages ranged from 15 to 19 years, with a mean of 16.77 years (SD= 0.97). There were 55 (49.1%) seniors, 40 (35.7%) juniors, 13 (11.6%) sophom ...
... than .80 for a multiple regression analysis with two independent variables, an alpha level equal to .007, and a medium (f = .15) effect size. The participants' ages ranged from 15 to 19 years, with a mean of 16.77 years (SD= 0.97). There were 55 (49.1%) seniors, 40 (35.7%) juniors, 13 (11.6%) sophom ...
Do women feel worse to look their best?
... effects operate outside the purview of what is typically conceptualized as the self, they may also be able to influence self-esteem. For instance, self-esteem has been found to be sensitive to changes in the attractiveness of peers to whom one is exposed (Morse & Gergen, 1970; Thornton & Maurice, 19 ...
... effects operate outside the purview of what is typically conceptualized as the self, they may also be able to influence self-esteem. For instance, self-esteem has been found to be sensitive to changes in the attractiveness of peers to whom one is exposed (Morse & Gergen, 1970; Thornton & Maurice, 19 ...
Does social desirability bias favor humans?
... The dual-process model of impression management predicts that people will exhibit social desirability bias by exaggerating their preference for human beings over machines when they apply conscious impression management strategies in explicitly comparing human speech and machine-synthesized speech. T ...
... The dual-process model of impression management predicts that people will exhibit social desirability bias by exaggerating their preference for human beings over machines when they apply conscious impression management strategies in explicitly comparing human speech and machine-synthesized speech. T ...
B. Devine, et al. Br..
... reactions, which sometimes seem prejudiced? It is just this type of question that has consumed the attention of many researchers who are concerned about the nature of prejudice in the contemporary social climate, which actively discourages overt expressions of prejudice (e.g., Devine, 1989; Gaertner ...
... reactions, which sometimes seem prejudiced? It is just this type of question that has consumed the attention of many researchers who are concerned about the nature of prejudice in the contemporary social climate, which actively discourages overt expressions of prejudice (e.g., Devine, 1989; Gaertner ...
Intoxicated prejudice: The impact of alcohol consumption on
... McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998), were created in part to minimize reporting biases such as social desirability concerns (Sears & Henry, 2005). By using this tool, we can draw inferences about the underlying structure of people’s evaluative associations without directly asking them about these attitudes (F ...
... McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998), were created in part to minimize reporting biases such as social desirability concerns (Sears & Henry, 2005). By using this tool, we can draw inferences about the underlying structure of people’s evaluative associations without directly asking them about these attitudes (F ...
Chapter 1
... • The Way We Think: Social Cognition They suggest that there are three kinds of people: (1) those who do not have an automatic negative reaction to members of a given group, (2) those who do have an automatic negative reaction but have no problems expressing their prejudice, and (3) those who have a ...
... • The Way We Think: Social Cognition They suggest that there are three kinds of people: (1) those who do not have an automatic negative reaction to members of a given group, (2) those who do have an automatic negative reaction but have no problems expressing their prejudice, and (3) those who have a ...
PDF - fathalimoghaddam.com
... may reflexively position a person as helpless and ineffective, while claims such as "I'm not a fool; I just tend to look for the best in people" may reflexively position a person as optimistic and trusting. Statements such as ''I'm a home maker," "I'm the youngest member of the family," or ''I'm a ...
... may reflexively position a person as helpless and ineffective, while claims such as "I'm not a fool; I just tend to look for the best in people" may reflexively position a person as optimistic and trusting. Statements such as ''I'm a home maker," "I'm the youngest member of the family," or ''I'm a ...
How Self-Evaluations Relate to Being Liked by
... to social groups and to form bonds with others. Similar needs are postulated by attachment theory, which posits that humans possess powerful affective and behavioral regulation systems that maintain bonds and elicit care from others. These regulatory systems work in different ways for different indi ...
... to social groups and to form bonds with others. Similar needs are postulated by attachment theory, which posits that humans possess powerful affective and behavioral regulation systems that maintain bonds and elicit care from others. These regulatory systems work in different ways for different indi ...
Attitudes, Attributions and Social Cognition
... Initiation rituals have often been prerequisites for acceptance into social groups, such as military squads and college fraternities and sororities. Would-be new members may be asked to perform embarrassing acts, such as streaking nude at a public event or dressing in a strange costume during classe ...
... Initiation rituals have often been prerequisites for acceptance into social groups, such as military squads and college fraternities and sororities. Would-be new members may be asked to perform embarrassing acts, such as streaking nude at a public event or dressing in a strange costume during classe ...
Chapter 10: Norms and behavior
... The norm of social reciprocity is the most prevalent social norm, and it directs us to return favors to others. Salespeople, sometimes to our disadvantage, often use this norm. Concessions are supposed to be reciprocated as well. This norm is used in the door-inthe-face technique. This technique con ...
... The norm of social reciprocity is the most prevalent social norm, and it directs us to return favors to others. Salespeople, sometimes to our disadvantage, often use this norm. Concessions are supposed to be reciprocated as well. This norm is used in the door-inthe-face technique. This technique con ...