lecture 7 Flashcards
1
Q
what are these types of conformity: compliance, obedience and acceptance
A
- conformity is where you change behavior because of (imagined) social pressure)
- Compliance: You follow a request (can you get me a cup of coffee)
- Obedience: you follow someone’s order because of their authority (boss tells you to get a him a cup of coffee)
- Acceptance: you become more convinced that something is the right thing to do, so you do it.
2
Q
What is the Werther effect?
A
after widely reported suicide, the amount of suicide increases.
3
Q
what are informational and normative influence?
A
- Informational influence means that if a lot of people think in a way, it must be true
- Formative influence means you want to “go along” so you behave by the norm.
4
Q
what are the 4 conditions of obedience?
A
- the authority must be legitimate
- the authority must take responsibility for the behavior
- the norm of obedience must be salient
- other norms must not be salient (help te victim if you are in the same room)
5
Q
what is infrahumanization?
A
you assign typical human characteristics to in-group members but not outgroup members
6
Q
what are the 3 denialsof moral exclusion (of other group)?
A
- denial of goods
- denial of rights
- denial of fair and respectful treatment
7
Q
what is the virtuous violence theory
A
- Violence is done out of people’s ideals and they think they are heroes for it.
8
Q
what are the 4 routes of evil: instrumental, threatened ego, idealism, sadism?
A
- Instrumental: when you want to get something from others
- Threatened ego: your pride is hurt and you respond evilly
- idealism: you think you do the right thing
- Sadism: you take pleasure from other’s suffering
9
Q
what is the paradox of seeking justice?
A
- People belief in a just world where people get what they deserve.
- Bad things happen to bad people.
10
Q
what is the magnitude gap?
A
The victim feels that the violence is more severe compared to the offender
