The theory of Cognitive Dissonance states that when individuals are presented with information that implies we act in a way that contradicts our moral standards, we experience discomfort (Aronson, Wilson, and Akert, 1998, P. 191). This is considered Cognitive Dissonance, A psychological term used to describe mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information; arouses unease or tension; relieved by one of several defensive maneuvers:
intrigued philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Under this theme, moral psychologists have investigated the roles of reason and emotion in making moral judgements, which, in the context of moral dilemmas, involves evaluating the acceptability of an action, given the virtues held by a specific culture (Haidt, 2001). Moral reasoning involves the conscious, effortful, and controllable mental manipulation of information, while moral emotions involve spontaneous, affectively charged judgements that lack
Reason and Disgust in Moral Foundations and Utilitarian Judgments Gajan Thiyagarajah (636280) PSYC20009 - Personality and Social Psychology - 2014 Abstract The current study considered the recent debate in moral psychology as to the primacy of emotion in individual moral foundations and judgments (Haidt, 2001) against previous conceptions of consciously driven reasoning processes as the major determinant in moral decisions (Turiel, 1983). The study, involving 596 undergraduate psychology students
Additionally, there are several Social Psychology techniques which can be applied to CBT. I believe that these five techniques which are used with Social Psychology can be used with CBT: goals, cognitive dissonance, conscious override, belief and coping, and moral inclusion. In Social Psychology, goals can be defined as the meaningful connection between action and values (Locke & Kristof, 1996; Locke & Latham, 1990). Goal setting is common amongst several therapeutic theories. For example, in CBT client should
tablets. From then, civilizations after civilization, moral texts were kept in the form of the Code of Hammurabi, the Hindu Vedas, and the Bible. The list continues as morality has spanned the entire history of philosophy. These texts all held inquiries “into the nature and origins of good persons and good societies” (Haidt). Today, social psychologist and other psychologist who study ethics and morals continue to try and answer how an individual ought to live. In effect,
Attachment refers to the ability of individuals to form robust and affectionate bonds throughout the lifespan. John Bowlby was the one of first researchers to draw attention to the idea of attachment and spent his career dedicated to the investigation and refinement of attachment theory. Bowlby was a practicing psychoanalyst and sought to explore the link between mental health, behavioural dysfunctions and early childhood experiences. Bowlby (1969, 1973, 1980) posited that the emotional bonds that
“We, the First Presidency…of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God…” This is the opening line in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, given by former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Gordon B. Hinckley, in September of 1995. This is one of the main doctrines in the LDS faith. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the legalization of gay marriage in 2015, these
enhancement in accordance to Harris. Harris makes the an important point in asking what moral enhancement has to do with ethical knowledge, if there is a thing as technological expertise and how all of these things relate to ethics and morality? It is very hard to determine what being good means. Harris also brings up a point mentioned previously by Persson and Savulescu, and mentions that one of the founders of moral enhancement have argued that will leave the person who was enhanced with much better
propositioned his postulation of “ 'Cognitive Dissonance” and became an instrumental individual in the field of Social Psychology (“History,” 2003). Festinger’s theory implied that when someone is feeling dissonant, he will avoid the situation or disregard the information due to the fear of feeling discomfort. Social psychology is a subfield discipline of psychology that concentrates on how an individual or group of individuals feel, react and think based on certain conditions or situations they are involved
term implies that individuals elect social cognitive processes based on the circumstances of the situation and the amount of motivation present. It is important to note, however, that there is no stark line that differentiates these processes, rather they exist on a continuum with automaticity and controlled processing on the ends of the spectrum. These “processes” are the mechanisms that individuals utilize during their everyday lives. The first type of mode in social cognition is automatic processing