Social change Flashcards
What are the key processes
Attention
Consistancy
Deeper processing
Augmentation principle
Snowball effect
Social cryptomnesia
What are other processers in social change
ISI and NSI
Dissenters increase likelyhood
Disobedient models
Support for consistancy
Moscovici- 8.42% vs 1.25%
Practical applications
Understanding that too much consistency can cause the majority to ignore has practical applications. Understanding that being too flexible is useful.
Influence on the majority is often indirect
minority view that drink driving was bad spread but wasn’t listened to until it became criminalised, shows that overall, laws are stronger
Research support for the role of NSI in changing peoples views and behaviours
Linkenback and Perrins.