Phylicia Hancle AP English unSpun Finding Facts in a World of Disinformtion A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions you sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point. -Leon Festinger‚ et al.‚ When Prophecy Fails (1956) Have you ever wondered why other people are so unreasonable and hard to convince? Why is it that they disregard hard facts that prove you’re right and they’re worng
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to be repeated continuously with no interruptions- also known as barriers. An example of a barrier in the cycle is when the message is sent‚ if the person receiving the message cannot hear then the cycle breaks down and effective communication will not occur. The cycle can be interrupted in any part; in order for barriers to be overcome intervention needs to take place for example‚ signing to a deaf person. Some examples of the cycle breaking down in a health and social care setting are if someone’s
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factor is known to be permanent and unchangeable‚ for example ability‚ while an unstable factor is said to be temporary and can be changed‚ for example luck. In general coaches should attribute failure towards external causes such as luck to sustain confidence and build self-esteem. External factors take away the responsibility of the loss from the players. This would help to sustain motivation‚ restore pride and also confidence. An example of this is to brand the opposition as lucky‚ as the reason
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& behave in a particular way towards objects‚ people or events. Characteristics * Remain unchanged for a long period - unless influenced by external forces * Evaluative statements - favorable or unfavorable Components * Cognitive - the opinions‚ values or beliefs of an individual * Affective - the feelings of a person towards something * Behavioral - the intention of a person to behave in a particular way Sources of Attitude * Attitudes are acquired by parents
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thinking. With that‚ she is likely to feel more worthy to the group and make her feel better about herself. According to chapter 16 of Learn Psychology‚ (2013)‚ cognitive dissonance is a discomfort that someone experiences when putting ideas together that conflict with each other. Now in this situation‚ Sarah displays cognitive dissonance when she knows that she has no business going to anyone’s party because if she does‚ she will miss her parent’s curfew. If Sarah chooses not to go to the party
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The term ‘attitude’ has been referred to as social psychology’s most indispensable concept‚ and the study of attitudes has dominated social psychology since the 1920s (Allport‚ 1935‚ p. 798; McGuire‚ 1986). In the early 19th century‚ attitude research was considered to be of such fundamental importance to social psychology that both were thought to be one and the same‚ and each to be the definition of the other (Watson‚ 1930; Hogg & Vaughan‚ 2011‚ p. 148). While social psychologists’ interest in
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of attitude is a "readiness of the psyche to act or react in a certain way" (Jung‚ [1921] Most attitudes are the result of either direct experience or observational learning from the environment. Mainly there are 3 components of Attitudes- Cognitive Affective The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude The opinion or belief segment of an attitude Behavioral Attitude An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something Moderating Variables The most
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Case 4: MAGREC‚ Inc. 1.) Place yourself in the role of the manager. What should you do now? After considering what happened‚ would you change any of your behaviors? If I was Pat: Even though Fred wants me to fire Dinah‚ I believe that if I was to fire her‚ Dinah would file a lawsuit for wrongful discharge. My values and morals should not be the deciding factor in determining if Dinah’s actions are grounds for dismal. As such‚ I would meet with Fred‚ and explain to him the result
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sweets will be in the positive category‚ for instance. 2. Value-expressive function: the product says about him or her as a person {e.g. the woman who read ‘Elle’ are cultivated and have opinions . This model includes the social identity. For example‚ to buy news papers prove that we are cultivate and we are interested to world. People who buy these news papers seems more cultivate than people who buy tabloids. Thanks to this model‚ we know that ads must be guide in one way or another. For this
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development of OB. 2. Define personality. Explain the personality attributes influencing organizational behaviour. 3. Define perception. Explain the factors influencing perception. 4. Write short notes on any two A. Big Five Model B. Cognitive dissonance theory C. Rational economic man Affinity Business School Internal Examination BBA 4th Semester Sub: Organizational Behaviour Time: 1 Hr. Full Mark: 30 (Q. 4 is compulsory) 1. What do you mean by organizational behaviour? Explain
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