Free to punish: A motivated account of free will
... has its own immediate consequences, but can infect an entire group with selfish, uncooperative tendencies, making it all the more urgent to punish and prevent such actions. Broken Windows Theory (Kelling & Wilson, 1982) argues that when environmental cues suggest high levels of crime (e.g., because ...
... has its own immediate consequences, but can infect an entire group with selfish, uncooperative tendencies, making it all the more urgent to punish and prevent such actions. Broken Windows Theory (Kelling & Wilson, 1982) argues that when environmental cues suggest high levels of crime (e.g., because ...
GCS guide to behaviour change - Government Communication
... • to prevent the adoption of a negative or harmful behaviour; and/or • to change or modify an existing behaviour. In each case, the aim is to encourage people to behave in a certain way. Insights from social psychological theory (how other people’s presence, especially within a group, can influenc ...
... • to prevent the adoption of a negative or harmful behaviour; and/or • to change or modify an existing behaviour. In each case, the aim is to encourage people to behave in a certain way. Insights from social psychological theory (how other people’s presence, especially within a group, can influenc ...
Talk of the Network: A Complex Systems Look at the Underlying
... information will have a signi®cant in¯uence on the receiver's purchase decision (Bansal and Voyer 2000). However, Rogers (1995) suggests that even given the stronger information ¯ow within strong ties, weak ties play a crucial role in the spread of information by word-of-mouth on the aggregate level ...
... information will have a signi®cant in¯uence on the receiver's purchase decision (Bansal and Voyer 2000). However, Rogers (1995) suggests that even given the stronger information ¯ow within strong ties, weak ties play a crucial role in the spread of information by word-of-mouth on the aggregate level ...
The power of moral arguments
... but they suggest that it mostly plays a post-hoc role of finding justifications for a judgment that is arrived at intuitively. Reasoning mostly plays a causal role when it fails to find any decent moral justification, in which case people might feel compelled to change their mind (for an example ...
... but they suggest that it mostly plays a post-hoc role of finding justifications for a judgment that is arrived at intuitively. Reasoning mostly plays a causal role when it fails to find any decent moral justification, in which case people might feel compelled to change their mind (for an example ...
Untangling the Spatial Structure of Political Participation
... influences on individual behavior. Social networks, however, are but one forum through which social interaction may shape individual behavior. Social contexts, such as the neighborhood in which one lives, may also serve as a source of contextual influence by regularly providing opportunities for ind ...
... influences on individual behavior. Social networks, however, are but one forum through which social interaction may shape individual behavior. Social contexts, such as the neighborhood in which one lives, may also serve as a source of contextual influence by regularly providing opportunities for ind ...
Self-Presentational Analysis of the Effects of Incentives on Attitude
... therefore must have performed it to get the payment—he or she was bribed. Instead, the most effective accounting tactic would be to express a less negative, moderate attitude toward the issue. In this way, subjects show that their attitudes are not drastically inconsistent with the essay and therefo ...
... therefore must have performed it to get the payment—he or she was bribed. Instead, the most effective accounting tactic would be to express a less negative, moderate attitude toward the issue. In this way, subjects show that their attitudes are not drastically inconsistent with the essay and therefo ...
Community, Place and Cyberspace
... proposition that local communities will have continued signi cance. Cyberspace and its impact Essentially, cyberspace refers to computer-mediated communications systems and virtual reality technologies. As such, it is ‘probably one of the most universally over-hyped terms of the latter part of the ...
... proposition that local communities will have continued signi cance. Cyberspace and its impact Essentially, cyberspace refers to computer-mediated communications systems and virtual reality technologies. As such, it is ‘probably one of the most universally over-hyped terms of the latter part of the ...
Mechanisms of self-protection
... complement and extend the autobiographical memory findings. As Walker et al. (2003) concluded, the base rate of positive versus negative events in people’s lives is unequal: positive events are about twice as frequent as negative events (50% vs. 25%). As such, positive information may be remembered ...
... complement and extend the autobiographical memory findings. As Walker et al. (2003) concluded, the base rate of positive versus negative events in people’s lives is unequal: positive events are about twice as frequent as negative events (50% vs. 25%). As such, positive information may be remembered ...
The Relational Self: An Interpersonal Social–Cognitive Theory
... Deaux, 1993; Tajfel & Turner, 1979). A significant other is defined as any individual who is or has been deeply influential in one’s life and in whom one is or once was emotionally invested. Thus, significant others may include members of one’s family of origin, such as parents and siblings, as well ...
... Deaux, 1993; Tajfel & Turner, 1979). A significant other is defined as any individual who is or has been deeply influential in one’s life and in whom one is or once was emotionally invested. Thus, significant others may include members of one’s family of origin, such as parents and siblings, as well ...
by Rob Imrie
... than terminological rubbish bins into which all the important things about us as people get thrown away’. For others, biomedicine does no more than pathologise disability and ‘blame the victim’ for their condition (Abberley, 1987). In contrast, some commentators note that disability is not necessari ...
... than terminological rubbish bins into which all the important things about us as people get thrown away’. For others, biomedicine does no more than pathologise disability and ‘blame the victim’ for their condition (Abberley, 1987). In contrast, some commentators note that disability is not necessari ...
The Effects of “Fantasy Flights”
... of gory automobile accidents, standing in front of funeral parlors, and subliminal death primes have obtained similar results Mortality salience effects appear to be unique to concerns about death, control conditions asking people to ponder anxiety-provoking but non-lethal things like dental pain, e ...
... of gory automobile accidents, standing in front of funeral parlors, and subliminal death primes have obtained similar results Mortality salience effects appear to be unique to concerns about death, control conditions asking people to ponder anxiety-provoking but non-lethal things like dental pain, e ...
THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC WORD-OF
... e-WOM over Social Networking sites: Internet social connection was found to have a positive relationship with online opinion seeking. Senecal & Nantel J (2004) reports that, Product recommendations online has a huge influence on the receivers‟ product selections. e-WOM over Facebook: According to El ...
... e-WOM over Social Networking sites: Internet social connection was found to have a positive relationship with online opinion seeking. Senecal & Nantel J (2004) reports that, Product recommendations online has a huge influence on the receivers‟ product selections. e-WOM over Facebook: According to El ...
Running Head: THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
... The Pot Calling the Kettle Black 7 & Fazio, 1984). Each of the three sources is sufficient to trigger cognitive dissonance. In ethical dissonance, all three sources apply: the behavioral misconduct presents a central inconsistency, threatens one’s goodness, and is socially unacceptable. Second, con ...
... The Pot Calling the Kettle Black 7 & Fazio, 1984). Each of the three sources is sufficient to trigger cognitive dissonance. In ethical dissonance, all three sources apply: the behavioral misconduct presents a central inconsistency, threatens one’s goodness, and is socially unacceptable. Second, con ...
What Do `We` KnoW that `they`
... almost seems a matter of the discipline’s life or death. In the public sociology debate, this argument that sociologists have the means to reveal “true” facts about the social world is also the reason why many argue that sociology should be more public. Sociologists should diffuse truths that have t ...
... almost seems a matter of the discipline’s life or death. In the public sociology debate, this argument that sociologists have the means to reveal “true” facts about the social world is also the reason why many argue that sociology should be more public. Sociologists should diffuse truths that have t ...
Towards a more robust theory
... Although we defined social presence as “a sense of being with another” in the virtual environment, we consider this definition a tentative, but useful, shorthand. By the end of the article we hope to show that this typical definition may not be inadequate for the explication and measurement of socia ...
... Although we defined social presence as “a sense of being with another” in the virtual environment, we consider this definition a tentative, but useful, shorthand. By the end of the article we hope to show that this typical definition may not be inadequate for the explication and measurement of socia ...
Prejudice
... patience of Elizabeth Dorling, Lisa R i g d e n , and E m m a R o b i n s o n w h i c h permit m e (happily) t o remain so. In 1954 a Harvard social psychologist called G o r d o n Allport published a boolTfrom w h i c h this chapter takes its title (Allport, 1954). Brilliantly written and encyclope ...
... patience of Elizabeth Dorling, Lisa R i g d e n , and E m m a R o b i n s o n w h i c h permit m e (happily) t o remain so. In 1954 a Harvard social psychologist called G o r d o n Allport published a boolTfrom w h i c h this chapter takes its title (Allport, 1954). Brilliantly written and encyclope ...
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black: Distancing Response to Ethical
... Ethical Dissonance and Cognitive Dissonance Throughout the article, we use the term ethical dissonance to refer to the inconsistency between one’s unethical behavior and the need to maintain a moral self-image.1 Consistent with the definition of cognitive dissonance (see Festinger, 1957; Festinger & ...
... Ethical Dissonance and Cognitive Dissonance Throughout the article, we use the term ethical dissonance to refer to the inconsistency between one’s unethical behavior and the need to maintain a moral self-image.1 Consistent with the definition of cognitive dissonance (see Festinger, 1957; Festinger & ...
Origins of Purpose in Life
... cues and initiates the avoidance of these sources of danger. Each of these systems serves as the guiding influence for particular types of affect, motivation, and personality traits (Carver, Sutton, & Scheier, 2000). People with a stronger BAS are more likely to be extraverted, experience a high fre ...
... cues and initiates the avoidance of these sources of danger. Each of these systems serves as the guiding influence for particular types of affect, motivation, and personality traits (Carver, Sutton, & Scheier, 2000). People with a stronger BAS are more likely to be extraverted, experience a high fre ...
Hyperfriendship and Beyond: Friends and - Kate Raynes
... Based on the themes that emerged from our interviews and observation of the service, we developed an online survey aimed at providing a more detailed snapshot of behaviors and attitudes around friending and defriending at the current point in the community's development. This survey consisted of ba ...
... Based on the themes that emerged from our interviews and observation of the service, we developed an online survey aimed at providing a more detailed snapshot of behaviors and attitudes around friending and defriending at the current point in the community's development. This survey consisted of ba ...
Word - Review of Disability Studies
... opposite of human autonomy is relatively recent. Self-identity has become a psychological rather than a social construction whereby people assume roles that are simply inherited or predetermined by status (Giddens, 1996). This concept of identity generates a politic where the self, and increasingly ...
... opposite of human autonomy is relatively recent. Self-identity has become a psychological rather than a social construction whereby people assume roles that are simply inherited or predetermined by status (Giddens, 1996). This concept of identity generates a politic where the self, and increasingly ...
THE RETURN OF THE REPRESSED
... use except a simplified form of Freudian psychoanalysis. Neil Smelser opened a 1968 essay on a promising note, calling for an integration of the social and psychological dimensions of collective behavior. Protest “has a psychological dimension,” he observed, “since the deepest and most powerful huma ...
... use except a simplified form of Freudian psychoanalysis. Neil Smelser opened a 1968 essay on a promising note, calling for an integration of the social and psychological dimensions of collective behavior. Protest “has a psychological dimension,” he observed, “since the deepest and most powerful huma ...
2 Attitude Change and Persuasion
... persuasion. Specifically, when people receive a message containing weak arguments and have negative thoughts about it, high source credibility can increase confidence in those negative thoughts (Tormala, Brifiol, & Petty, 2006) and undermine persuasion. Thus, the metacognitive perspective allows us ...
... persuasion. Specifically, when people receive a message containing weak arguments and have negative thoughts about it, high source credibility can increase confidence in those negative thoughts (Tormala, Brifiol, & Petty, 2006) and undermine persuasion. Thus, the metacognitive perspective allows us ...
How Mimicry Affects Executive and Self
... than did participants who were not (Finkel, Campbell, Brunell, Dalton, et al., 2006, Experiment 5). The purpose of using mimicry in that study was to show that inefficiency in so-called highmaintenance interactions occurs outside of conscious awareness. Nevertheless, that experiment offers a basic p ...
... than did participants who were not (Finkel, Campbell, Brunell, Dalton, et al., 2006, Experiment 5). The purpose of using mimicry in that study was to show that inefficiency in so-called highmaintenance interactions occurs outside of conscious awareness. Nevertheless, that experiment offers a basic p ...
The normative standing of economic inequalities
... relatively low levels of legitimacy. H ere, he introduces a corollary of his first proposition: 'The strength of legitimacy of stratification in any society is directly proportional to the degree of congruence between the distribution of primary resources and the distribution of self-evaluations.’22 ...
... relatively low levels of legitimacy. H ere, he introduces a corollary of his first proposition: 'The strength of legitimacy of stratification in any society is directly proportional to the degree of congruence between the distribution of primary resources and the distribution of self-evaluations.’22 ...