38. Foot-in-the-door Technique IV: 1 st request: “Sign a petition supporting safe driving?” vs. no request ~ 2 weeks later… DV: “Can we place this large, ugly ‘Drive Safely’ sign in your front yard?” Those who had signed the petition were 3 x more likely to agree to the 2nd request. - Freedman & Fraser (1966)
42. Cognitive Dissonance Model Two inconsistent cognitions (e.g., an attitude and a counter- attitudinal behaviour) State of dissonance Motivation to reduce dissonance Attitude change UNLESS No dissonance No attitude change Change or justify counter- attitudinal behaviour
The aim of this lecture is to introduce and discuss social psychology. The lecture is targetted at first year undergraduate psychology students. Image source: Unknown