Assignment Number 10 Discussion/Writing Zimbardo Preface pages ix-xiv Zimbardo Chapter 1. The psychology of evil: Situated character transformations pp. 3-22

Student Name _____________________ Date due: October 7, 2008 Psychology 317 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

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1.	According to the attack-instigated aggression research of O'Leary & Dengerink (1973), when someone holds the capacity for massive retaliation over someone else which person controls (inhibits) his/her aggression? Do you think these laboratory findings have expression in international, inter-state violence and war? Explain. Give an example. (lecture)
2.	Imagine you are at party with some military personnel who have just returned from Iraq and you overhear one of them describing Iraqi people as lawless, irrational, superstitious, and untrustworthy. Using cognitive dissonance theory explain what might have caused that military person to have made those derogatory attributions. Be sure to use the language of cognitive dissonance theory in your answer. (Lecture)
3.	Imagine you are an interrogator for the U. S. Army. During a recent interrogation, you yelled and pushed around the detainee. Using cognitive dissonance theory, explain how you will treat that detainee the next time you interrogate him? Be sure to use the language of cognitive dissonance in your answer.
4.	Zimbardo argues that we as individuals can do what? (xiii) Before you have read and we have discussed The Lucifer Effect, what ideas do you have about what ways you can confront inhumane, destructive, and systematic power? Explain. (ix-xiv)
5.	What is the disadvantage of dispositional explanations? What kinds of questions do social psychologists ask? What are the benefits of asking questions this way? (7-8)
6.	Using the theoretical lens of the "black hole of power," speculate on the processes that led to U.S. involvement in the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Explain. (9-11)
7.	Zimbardo preaches the power of the people to act mindfully and critically and informed agents. How do you believe you will use this book, our discussions, and in-class events to realize Zimbardo's goal? Explain. (20-22)