Uncritical trust in authority can be problematic for several reasons. First, even if the source of the message is a legitimate, well-intentioned authority, they may not always be correct.
This makes me think of all the activism done by children nowadays. Even though the kids are correct and fighting for something very real and big, they are always doubted just because of their age and lack of authority. This along with fake news has caused a lot of doubt among issues like climate change.
It requires low effort from the target and often exploits rule-of-thumb heuristics that trigger mindless reactions (see below). It may be intended to persuade you to do something you do not want to do and might later be sorry you did.
This reminds me of when I watched ocean's 11, and other con movies and shows. They employ a lot of the same strategies, so its weird to see the same manipulative behavior seen in things so real to me
When persuasion is well-meaning, we might call it education. When it is manipulative, it might be called mind contro
What is the persuasion is more advice to a friend? Is it mind control or education? I feel like persuading a friend to not make bad decisions aren;t either
For example, ethnic Asians living in the United States are commonly referred to as the “model minority” because of their perceived success in areas such as education, income, and social stability.
I find this interesting because the article was clearly written by a non- asian person. This seems like a good stereotype, but can also be really damaging to the stress it has on asians because of their expectations to live up to standard
Although this is unfair, sometimes the automatic associations—often driven by society’s stereotypes—trump our own, explicit values
This is really prominant in a lot of cases! a lot of people try to be as unbiased as possible but still end up having associastions based on instinct.
These subtle biases are unexamined and sometimes unconscious but real in their consequences. They are automatic, ambiguous, and ambivalent, but nonetheless biased, unfair, and disrespectful to the belief in equality.
This is really important to say because there are so many subtle hints of inequality all over social media, even though the person exacting it may not be aware of this. On apps like tiktok, many popular creators make videos listing some of the prettiest girls on the app, and most of the lists contain only slim white girls.
Those who score high on SDO believe that some groups are inherently better than others, and because of this, there is no such thing as group “equality.”
This reminds me of the white supremists in America. (Although they are found all over the world they most widely known to be Americans so that's why I'm talking about that country specifically.) White supremacists believe that they are better than every other race, and are usually homophobic and don't accept other religions.
For example, sometimes people have a negative, emotional reaction to a social group (prejudice) without knowing even the most superficial reasons to dislike them (stereotypes).
I can relate to this statement because when I was younger I used to hate Taylor Swift because all of my friends hated her since she was a girly girl. Now, I realize I had no reason to hate her, and while I don't listen to her music, I also don't feel any negative emotions towards her.
450-volt lever
does this mean the volunteer was "killing" the person? If the person was actually dead, would they blame themselves for not taking a stand or give the experimenter the blame?
“You have no other choice, you must go on.”
This is interesting, because it's choice words like these that give the participator feelings of helplessness when they do these.
why so many otherwise decent German citizens went along with the brutality of the Nazi leaders during the Holocaust.
It may be that the genocide originated in Hitler's ideas, but what if it also unearthed the desire for blood in some? It may not be all conformity but also human nature
But, would participants intentionally give a wrong answer just to conform with the other participants?
Something to think about is what the participant would be thinking at the time? Who's to say he was competing between truth and conformity and not the amount of people who would see him as wrong. One professor or five other people?
we often mimic the gestures, body posture, language, talking speed
I can relate to this, because at home my parents are usually very tired from work so it's low energy, but when I'm with my friends we all hype each other up and get so energetic.
excessive binge drinking often seen in college students
Since there are no college students that pose as an authority figure this poses an important question: do any of these students really want to drink all they do? It's interesting that all these people will follow the same pressures almost nobody wants to do.
(at least in general terms that do not give away the hypothesis)
This reminds me of shows like brain games, as they conduct a lot of studies with volunteers, but the volunteers usually know what they are getting into.
This suggests that people’s positivity or negativity can impact their social circles.
This really stuck out to me because I know that people are influenced a lot by their friends, so the happier their friends are the happier the person themselves will be.
s you might imagine, participants in the mortality-primed experimental group typically complete these fragments as COFFIN and SKULL, whereas participants in the control group complete them as COFFEE and SKILL
this is very interesting and cool to think about, but it seems less like manipulation and more like something that was last on their mind. For example, if asked to close your eyes and pick someone in a circle, you would probably pick the person you last made eye contact. This wouldn't be classifies as subtle manipulation, but is practically the same scenario.
uniquely suited to demystifying the mechanics of how we relate to and influence one another.
This theoretically makes sense, but if we are all unique, then how can a few tests determine general things if we all undergo different circumstances?
Being aware of when our judgments are most accurate, and how our judgments are shaped by social influences, prepares us to be in a much better position to appreciate, and potentially counter, their effects.
A lot of significant events in pieces of media and sometimes real life rely on misunderstandings. Understanding the whole situation can prevent people from assuming the wrong thing.
although the man fits the mental image of a professor
this also relates to the issue of stereotypes, which is interesting because although people look down on stereotyping people (dont judge a book by its cover) they do it without meaning to all the time.
to increase liking between the mimicked person and the mimicking person.
I relate to this a lot because I often repeat a lot of things my friends say. However, does this always increase the liking? The person being mimicked may feel annoyed or irritated by the other.
perceivers are able to make surprisingly accurate inferences
Thinking back to the previous article about acting a role to fit in and such, do the people make accurate judgments about the person themself, or just the role they are playing?
By the time they are 5 or 6 years of age, children can tell well-formed stories about personal events in their lives
This makes me think of telling your parents what you did at school that day. We tell stories about ourselves constantly.
There is a sense whereby any time you try to change yourself, you are assuming the role of a motivated agent.
Does this tie into the role of the actor? It was previously stated that every time the actor went on stage they had the power to change, so is this the role of the actor or the motivated agent?
What does the friendly person want? What is the cynical father trying to achieve?
Most people tend to not care what the other person wants unless it directly affects them. Unless the person in question is deemed untrustworthy, people won't care about what is in the others' head.
survival and reproduction
This targets the matter of relationships which are usually very personal. I feel like its really interesting that those who are widely accepted socially most identify with the actor role. They are the ones it is easiest to form a relationship with, but the intimacy of a relationship contradicts the "role" that they play as that requires them to not show their real self.
roles
I think it's interesting how roles is plural. Does it mean we take multiple roles at the same time or have a different role for each person we talk to? It also may mean both.