You Are Not So Smart

237 - Reactance - Michele Belot

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Jul 10, 2022
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INSIGHT

Minimal Group Paradigm

  • Tajfel's minimal group paradigm reveals that people form groups over trivial shared identifiers.
  • This grouping leads to biased reasoning and favoring the in-group, even if it means less overall benefit.
INSIGHT

Contact Hypothesis

  • Allport's contact hypothesis suggests that prejudice reduces when different groups interact positively and regularly.
  • Key conditions include equal status, common goals, cooperation, informal interactions, and addressing concerns of the oppressed.
INSIGHT

Reactance

  • Reactance is an automatic negative response to perceived threats to one's freedom of choice.
  • It can cause people to resist change, even if the suggested change is beneficial, leading to defensiveness and conflict.
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