PSY 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Downtown Cleveland, Monday Mornings, Basking In Reflected Glory
13 May 2019
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We symbolically associate ourselves with successful others. Cavs fans in downtown cleveland after they win the finals associate themselves with the team but dont know them directly. Looked at big football colleges on monday mornings after games to see how many students were wearing football paraphernalia. 2x as much football paraphernalia on monday mornings after the team wins than when it loses. Called students on monday mornings to ask if they attended the game, and then asked them what happened at the game. Our self-esteem can be threatened by successful, close others. If someone close to us is better than we are at something irrelevant , we birg. If someone close to us is better than we are at something important , we experience cognitive dissonance. Work harder to become better than the person. People cam to lab with their best friend. Play game with best friend, but then switch with another person so that person is unknown to you.
