PSYC10004 Lecture 14: Lecture 14 Social Psychology 5
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Have ppl perform a behaviour that is congruent with a hoped-for attitude. Have ppl perform a behaviour congruent with a hoped-for attitude. Extreme case: demanded to do something you don"t want to do at a gun point. Mild case: introduce a law to do something you don"t want to do with a threat of punishment with a threat of punishment. Little change of attitudes or even a rebound (going opposite direction) is expected. Example: told to clean up the mess when you are about -- Reactance theory (little change or even a rebound) One"s own behaviour may be used as info to strengthen one"s attitudes ("i did that, and i must have liked to do that") Perform behaviour voluntarily -> infer attitudes on the basis of your own behaviour. One may still perform the behaviour due to other concerns (eg. politeness) Performing a behaviour that is incongruent with existing attitudes may change the attitudes in accordance with the behaviour.
