PSY 1305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Columbine High School Massacre, Stanford Prison Experiment, Cognitive Dissonance

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1305
• Professor: Danielle Young

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Psychology notes on chapter 13 explains someone"s behavior by crediting either the situation or the is the scientific study of how we think about, influence and relate to. Fundamental attribution error overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the effects of the situation. Napolitan and colleagues is the tendency, when analyzing others" behaviors, to. In 1979, students attributed behavior of woman to personal traits, even when are feelings influenced by beliefs, that predispose reactions to objects, people they were told that her behavior was part of the experiment. {actions can modify attitudes} uses incidental cues to try to produce fast but relatively. Role playing involves compliance with a large request after having involves acting a social part by following guidelines for expected behavior. -it took only 6 days for it to become out of control; it was supposed to last 2 weeks. Cognitive dissonance theory often reduced by changing attitudes to match actions.