Social control W+R and Sherif

Question 1

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Answer 1

bad and good use of psychological knowledge in society

Question 2

Watson and Rayner positive and negative use of social control

Answer 2

+Aversion therapy- for addiction and pedos
+Systematic desensitisation to treat phobias
-Authoritarian governments/ dictatorships- awareness of the power of classical conditioning to brainwash

Question 3

Sherif positive and negative use of social control

Answer 3

+Bridgeman (1979) used ideas about RCT to develop jigsaw classroom, to tackle racial prejudice. End result was increased liking and empathy for outgroup members and improved academic performance for black minority students- SHOWS INTERVENTION GOOD
-Authoritarian governments can use idea of prejudice in RCT to create a prejudiced population