PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Overjustification Effect, Motivation

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH253
• Professor: Christopher Lok

Document Summary

Festinger (cid:862)people (cid:272)o(cid:373)e to lo(cid:448)e the thi(cid:374)gs that they suffer for(cid:863) We watch our own behaviours and infer our attitudes from what we see. Replicated festinger and carlsmith and had observers make inferences a(cid:271)out a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours. Observers made the same inference as the participants did. Became to be known as overjustification effect. People will think they did it for the money. When you act in a way that is in opposition to your attitudes. You will change your attitudes to come in line with your actions. When you act inconsistent to your attitudes, you have two thoughts that are inconsistent with each other. You cannot change your actions, but you can change your attitude to come in line with your actions. Inconsistent thoughts that are in conflict make you feel tense and upset: make you feel aroused arousal. There is no access to your thoughts.