PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 75: Cognitive Dissonance, Social Identity Theory, Social Comparison Theory

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Christina Thorpe

Document Summary

Before september 11, 2001, many americans held the attitude that their everyday world was safe from terrorism. You take psychology class at 8:30am and cannot seem to make it to class very much probably because you have a tendency to party too much and cannot get up early enough. Halfway through the semester, you decide that you are not making it to class because you really do not like psychology that much: e. g. after describing a boring task as fun, participants in. Festi(cid:374)ger a(cid:374)d carls(cid:373)ith"s stud(cid:455) (cid:449)ere asked to rate their own enjoyment of the task on a scale of -5 to +5. They may wish to express socially desirable attitudes, or they may not be aware of what their implicit attitudes really are: social desirability factor, when people give socially desirable answers rather than honest answers. Implicit attitudes: underlying attitudes of which we are unaware. Often these stereotypes can help us make quick decisions and guide our behaviour.