10/27/08 mind control

8/27/08 Fixed action patterns part 2 Fixed action patterns involve? Critical decisions Abstract reason Automatic response Consequential response Answer: automatic response Fixed action patterns are habitual/ habits Simplicity, we all search for ways to make the world simpler Perceptual/decisions, minimal narrowing Limits on capacity for complexity Search for reliable cues and short-cut responses Effective (workable) and efficient (economy effort) Fixed action patterns: automatic/ non-reflective responses Stereotypical/habitual sequences Learned and internalized ->lack of awareness-> loss of control Flexible: responsive to many trigger features Interactive sequences Contrast effect: The _____ of events is highly impacted by what came before what came before it Illusion of invulnerability-> drop in precaution and an increase in susceptibly Comforting in a dangerous and unpredictable world Self enhancing and selective blindness Reciprocity: repayment for what has been received Ex: Hare Krishna, religious cult used Emotional projects-> obligated indebtedness Moralities: gratitude, decency, responsibility, fairness, equality, connection. Obligations: give: altruism, receive: connect, repay: balance Failure to repay, inequitable value, produces stress Ex: reciprocity ww2 Germany humility for treaty of Versailles Cognitive dissonance: relation between cognitive where the psychological implications of one is incompatible with another