PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Daniel Batson, Church Attendance, Social Influence
9 Mar 2021
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If people don"t do what they say they would do, it is not surprising that attempts to change behaviour by changing attitudes often fail: warnings about the dangers of smoking only minimally affect those who already smoke. It is not reliable enough for use in assessing and comparing individuals. When attitudes are potent: much of our behaviour is automatic- we act our familiar scripts without reflecting on what we are doing, such mindless reaction is adaptive- it frees our minds to work on other things. Forging strong attitudes through experience: when attitudes are forged by experience, not just by hearsay, they are more accessible, more enduring, and more likely to guide actions. Zimbardo"s prison experiment: our actions depend not only on the social situation but also on our dispositions, some social situations can move most normal people to behave in abnormal ways.
