Political Conformity: Evidence and Mechanisms
... There appeared to be little interest in political conformity in the field of Political Science in the decades after these studies were published. Two factors likely contributed to this decline. The first is methodological—an over-reliance on the cross-sectional survey in the study of public opinion ...
... There appeared to be little interest in political conformity in the field of Political Science in the decades after these studies were published. Two factors likely contributed to this decline. The first is methodological—an over-reliance on the cross-sectional survey in the study of public opinion ...
Chapter 14
... A peer is a social equal, someone who functions at a similar level of behavioral complexity, often someone of similar age Peer relationships have developmental value Peers help children learn that relationships are reciprocal Peers force children to hone their social perspective-taking skills Peers ...
... A peer is a social equal, someone who functions at a similar level of behavioral complexity, often someone of similar age Peer relationships have developmental value Peers help children learn that relationships are reciprocal Peers force children to hone their social perspective-taking skills Peers ...
Surviving the swamp: using cognitive behavioural therapy in
... training had upon the team. We found ourselves in a new environment, one where our intellectual and practice abilities were being exposed, in ways we had not anticipated—exposed in ways that meant that our skills and abilities could be contrasted and compared. This felt uncomfortable and was an elem ...
... training had upon the team. We found ourselves in a new environment, one where our intellectual and practice abilities were being exposed, in ways we had not anticipated—exposed in ways that meant that our skills and abilities could be contrasted and compared. This felt uncomfortable and was an elem ...
The Serious Need for Play - Nemours Children`s Health System
... consulting psychiatrist to investigate the incident— and later, when he interviewed 26 convicted Texas murderers for a small pilot study— he discovered that most of the killers, including Whitman, shared two things in common: they were from abusive families, and they never played as kids. Brown did ...
... consulting psychiatrist to investigate the incident— and later, when he interviewed 26 convicted Texas murderers for a small pilot study— he discovered that most of the killers, including Whitman, shared two things in common: they were from abusive families, and they never played as kids. Brown did ...
Exploring Psychological Desire and Craving Through First-Person Experience Sampling
... “self-focused” desires that only bring temporary pleasure and detract from psychological well-being. Recognizing that the “self” is a fluid and changing concept, however, can lead to “self-transcendent” desires that promote well-being. This research uses first-person experience sampling to examine p ...
... “self-focused” desires that only bring temporary pleasure and detract from psychological well-being. Recognizing that the “self” is a fluid and changing concept, however, can lead to “self-transcendent” desires that promote well-being. This research uses first-person experience sampling to examine p ...
Can You See the Real Me? Activation and Expression of the “True
... useful for later life as an adult but without the costs and potential dangers of making mistakes, the anonymity of the Internet enables people the opportunity to take on various personas,even a different gender, and to express facets of themselves without fear of disapproval and sanctions by those i ...
... useful for later life as an adult but without the costs and potential dangers of making mistakes, the anonymity of the Internet enables people the opportunity to take on various personas,even a different gender, and to express facets of themselves without fear of disapproval and sanctions by those i ...
Attitude, Inference, Association: On the Propositional Structure
... Implicit biases are a subset of behaviors caused by implicit attitudes, and they are behaviors that most think are normatively suspect. To put it mildly, there’s no a priori reason to think that the normative notion covering behaviors should map neatly onto a single cognitive structure. Second, I as ...
... Implicit biases are a subset of behaviors caused by implicit attitudes, and they are behaviors that most think are normatively suspect. To put it mildly, there’s no a priori reason to think that the normative notion covering behaviors should map neatly onto a single cognitive structure. Second, I as ...
Cognitive Dissonance
... attitudes, thoughts, or beliefs (i.e., cognitions) conflict. If two cognitions agree with one another, there is consonance, and a state of comfort results. If two cognitions disagree with one another, there is dissonance, and a state of discomfort results.1 People alleviate cognitive dissonance in o ...
... attitudes, thoughts, or beliefs (i.e., cognitions) conflict. If two cognitions agree with one another, there is consonance, and a state of comfort results. If two cognitions disagree with one another, there is dissonance, and a state of discomfort results.1 People alleviate cognitive dissonance in o ...
Parameters of Non-Accommodation - Sydney Symposium of Social
... Within the first (social regulation) function, a number of more specific social effects of accommodation have been put forward, among them identifying or appearing similar to others, maintaining face, maintaining a relationship, and maintaining interpersonal control as it relates to power or status ...
... Within the first (social regulation) function, a number of more specific social effects of accommodation have been put forward, among them identifying or appearing similar to others, maintaining face, maintaining a relationship, and maintaining interpersonal control as it relates to power or status ...
To Help or Not to Help? Factors that Determined Helping
... et al., 1989). According to Batson (1987), altruistic persons are more likely to help even when the escape from the situation is easy. However, Eisenberg (1986) has pointed out that altruistic individuals might be expected to help more than others only if the help-seeker clearly appears to be in nee ...
... et al., 1989). According to Batson (1987), altruistic persons are more likely to help even when the escape from the situation is easy. However, Eisenberg (1986) has pointed out that altruistic individuals might be expected to help more than others only if the help-seeker clearly appears to be in nee ...
Reflected Appraisal through a 21st-Century Looking Glass
... Another explanation is that bringing attention to factors that challenge people’s ability to grasp others’ perspectives suggests that these factors undermine perspective taking more consistently and to a greater degree that is actually the case. In other words, accuracy in perspective taking might b ...
... Another explanation is that bringing attention to factors that challenge people’s ability to grasp others’ perspectives suggests that these factors undermine perspective taking more consistently and to a greater degree that is actually the case. In other words, accuracy in perspective taking might b ...
Culture, Coping and Resilience to Stress Abstract Sudden economic
... culture—namely, that it affects every individual in the culture in the same way. However, several decades ago, the cultural anthropologist A. F. C. Wallace (1966) defined cultures in terms of "mazeways. "A mazeway consists of patterns of beliefs, values, and commitments, as well as expected behavior ...
... culture—namely, that it affects every individual in the culture in the same way. However, several decades ago, the cultural anthropologist A. F. C. Wallace (1966) defined cultures in terms of "mazeways. "A mazeway consists of patterns of beliefs, values, and commitments, as well as expected behavior ...
Strengthening Aging and Gerontology Education for Social
... Highlights the sub-groups and sub-cultures present within a society and the preference of a cohort to interact with others from the same cohort. Helps to understand the differences in beliefs, practices, and values among individuals within a cohort and those in the subsequent cohort. ...
... Highlights the sub-groups and sub-cultures present within a society and the preference of a cohort to interact with others from the same cohort. Helps to understand the differences in beliefs, practices, and values among individuals within a cohort and those in the subsequent cohort. ...
social.aaai14with - ResearchSpace@Auckland
... necessarily believe all true propositions about the world it inhabits. It starts only with the beliefs specified in the initial state, which may not be a complete world description. ...
... necessarily believe all true propositions about the world it inhabits. It starts only with the beliefs specified in the initial state, which may not be a complete world description. ...
Social Psychology
... the situation affected our actions (recall the self-serving bias discussed in Module 59). What about our own intentional and admirable actions? Those we attribute not to situations but to our own good reasons (Malle, 2006; Malle et al., 2007). We also are sensitive to the power of the situation when ...
... the situation affected our actions (recall the self-serving bias discussed in Module 59). What about our own intentional and admirable actions? Those we attribute not to situations but to our own good reasons (Malle, 2006; Malle et al., 2007). We also are sensitive to the power of the situation when ...
In this issue: How do we make sense of our world?
... What are some errors in forming impressions? Researchers have noticed several interesting biases in how first impressions of people are formed. First, people tend to form impressions of others which are positive rather than negative, a positivity bias. But while we have this bias towards being posit ...
... What are some errors in forming impressions? Researchers have noticed several interesting biases in how first impressions of people are formed. First, people tend to form impressions of others which are positive rather than negative, a positivity bias. But while we have this bias towards being posit ...
Social contagion of memory
... to have no significant effect.) The scenes in which false information was intruded were counterbalanced, so that each scene was presented to an equal number of subjects with or without social contagion. Each subject recalled three scenes with contagion items and three scenes with no contagion items. ...
... to have no significant effect.) The scenes in which false information was intruded were counterbalanced, so that each scene was presented to an equal number of subjects with or without social contagion. Each subject recalled three scenes with contagion items and three scenes with no contagion items. ...
1 A theory of collegiality and its relevance for understanding
... liability. In such collegial organizations, pressure towards consensus is strong. They bring together voluntarily members who want to satisfy their economic, social, and cultural common aspirations through an enterprise that is collectively owned and in which power is exercised as democratically as ...
... liability. In such collegial organizations, pressure towards consensus is strong. They bring together voluntarily members who want to satisfy their economic, social, and cultural common aspirations through an enterprise that is collectively owned and in which power is exercised as democratically as ...
Glossary
... Essentially a Freudian based psychological idea, particularly associated with Feshbach (1961), who argues that on-screen violence may actually diminish real life violence. A similar argument is made by some feminists about pornography ...
... Essentially a Freudian based psychological idea, particularly associated with Feshbach (1961), who argues that on-screen violence may actually diminish real life violence. A similar argument is made by some feminists about pornography ...
Psych 160 Social Psychology
... Social psychology is the scientific study of the way people think about, feel, and behave in social situations. It involves understanding how people influence, and are influenced by, the others around them. A primary goal of this course is to introduce you to the perspectives, research methods, and ...
... Social psychology is the scientific study of the way people think about, feel, and behave in social situations. It involves understanding how people influence, and are influenced by, the others around them. A primary goal of this course is to introduce you to the perspectives, research methods, and ...
UNDERSTANDING ADJUSTMENT TO DISFIGUREMENT: THE
... also more accessible, and therefore more often present in the working self-concept, than more peripheral self-aspects (Sedikides, 1995). Highly available self-aspects are also more likely to be used to interpret ambiguous stimuli (Bargh, Lombardi and Higgins, 1988). The importance of particular self ...
... also more accessible, and therefore more often present in the working self-concept, than more peripheral self-aspects (Sedikides, 1995). Highly available self-aspects are also more likely to be used to interpret ambiguous stimuli (Bargh, Lombardi and Higgins, 1988). The importance of particular self ...
BaccusImplicitSE - Wabash Personal Web Pages
... paired with an image of a smiling face. Participants in the experimental and control conditions received identical numbers of each expression. Following the computer game, participants completed the Self-Esteem Implicit Association Test (IAT; described below) and the Name Letter measure. Participant ...
... paired with an image of a smiling face. Participants in the experimental and control conditions received identical numbers of each expression. Following the computer game, participants completed the Self-Esteem Implicit Association Test (IAT; described below) and the Name Letter measure. Participant ...
A Light Bulb Goes On: Norms, Rhetoric, and Actions for the Public
... etc.) and capital investments in energy efficiency (e.g., purchasing a vehicle with better fuel efficiency, insulating a home or apartment, etc.). Second, I measure the maximum monetary amount an individual is willing to pay for an energy efficient bulb as a measure of support, or demand, for the pu ...
... etc.) and capital investments in energy efficiency (e.g., purchasing a vehicle with better fuel efficiency, insulating a home or apartment, etc.). Second, I measure the maximum monetary amount an individual is willing to pay for an energy efficient bulb as a measure of support, or demand, for the pu ...
oppression of the bereaved: a critical analysis of grief in western
... There are several social rules for grieving in most Western societies that are not stated explicitly, but which are widely known and recognized. These social rules identify who, in a given society, is granted the privilege of any exemption from roles and responsibilities as a result of a socially-re ...
... There are several social rules for grieving in most Western societies that are not stated explicitly, but which are widely known and recognized. These social rules identify who, in a given society, is granted the privilege of any exemption from roles and responsibilities as a result of a socially-re ...
Attention, Perception, and Social Cognition
... Although it appears that certain stimulus properties (e.g., sudden onset) or stimulus types (e.g., threatening stimuli) do seem to attract attention in a relatively bottom-up fashion, the power of such stimuli to capture attention is clearly moderated by the state of the perceiver in a relatively to ...
... Although it appears that certain stimulus properties (e.g., sudden onset) or stimulus types (e.g., threatening stimuli) do seem to attract attention in a relatively bottom-up fashion, the power of such stimuli to capture attention is clearly moderated by the state of the perceiver in a relatively to ...