PLA #9 -- The Sociocultural Perspective I
Chapter 12, The Social Context
Due in class Tuesday, Nov. 24th
Please answer the following question:
- After reading the handout on Jonestown, listenting to the tape, and reading the chapter, explain why the people at Jonestown did what they did. Use as many of the following concepts as you think are relevant to explain their behavior. Note: this list is neither necessarily inclusive nor exhaustive. (10 pts.)
Concepts:
- Cognitive dissonance
- roles
- norms
- legitimization of authority
- routinization
- rules of good manners
- entrapment
- groupthink
- conformity
- diffusion of responsibility
- deindiviuation
- validity effect
- coercive persuasion
- hindsight bias
- confirmation bias
- friendly persuasion
Please post your question on the chapter, including an explanation of your reasoning on the question, on the class conference two hours before class.
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