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Jamie Ruelle
on Dec 29, 2024
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Suppose your school football team is playing its rival on Saturday afternoon. It turns out your team gets trounced by the rival 56 to 7. What would you predict on campus come Monday morning, based on the classic research of Cialdini (1976) ?
A) "BIRGing": lots of people wearing your school's football jerseys.
B) "BIRGing": few people wearing your school's football jerseys.
C) "CORFing": lots of people wearing your school's football jerseys.
D) "CORFing": few people wearing your school's football jerseys.
"CORFing"
An acronym for "Cutting Off Reflected Failure," a social behavior where individuals distance themselves from those who have failed to maintain their self-esteem.
"BIRGing"
"Basking in Reflected Glory," a social phenomenon where individuals associate themselves with the success of others to improve their self-esteem.
Cialdini
Refers to Robert Cialdini, an American psychologist known for his research on social influence, persuasion, and marketing.
- Investigate how attribution influences personal and social conduct.
- Comprehend the mechanisms of social comparisons and their influence on one's self-view and actions.
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Learning Objectives
- Investigate how attribution influences personal and social conduct.
- Comprehend the mechanisms of social comparisons and their influence on one's self-view and actions.