Geoffrey L. Cohen
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199737512
- eISBN:
- 9780199918638
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199737512.003.0015
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
This chapter presents research on the social psychology of identity and belief. Beliefs tied to long-held identities resist change and bias the processing of new information. Theoe phenomena help ...
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This chapter presents research on the social psychology of identity and belief. Beliefs tied to long-held identities resist change and bias the processing of new information. Theoe phenomena help explain defensive denigration of victims of social problems, resistance to persuasion, intransigence in negotiation, and discrimination in hiring decisions. In each case, intervention strategies based on a social-psychological analysis provide a potential remedy.Less
This chapter presents research on the social psychology of identity and belief. Beliefs tied to long-held identities resist change and bias the processing of new information. Theoe phenomena help explain defensive denigration of victims of social problems, resistance to persuasion, intransigence in negotiation, and discrimination in hiring decisions. In each case, intervention strategies based on a social-psychological analysis provide a potential remedy.
Charles Gardner Geyh
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- March 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190887148
- eISBN:
- 9780190939885
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190887148.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Legal Profession and Ethics, Constitutional and Administrative Law
Chapter 5 revisits the arguments summarized in chapter 4, to the end of showing how and why arguments for and against each system are exaggerated, misleading, and wrong. The focus is on work that ...
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Chapter 5 revisits the arguments summarized in chapter 4, to the end of showing how and why arguments for and against each system are exaggerated, misleading, and wrong. The focus is on work that seeks to support or refute claims contributing to the binary arguments that dominate the public discussion of judicial selection—work that is most vulnerable to being overstated in the service of winning debates. The discussion begins by deconstructing the arguments, describing the foundational dispute over judges and their roles; the specific arguments for and against elective systems, and for and against appointive systems; and the arguments over incremental reform. The chapter concludes by discussing the topics of why disputants overstate their claims, path dependence and competing narratives, coping with cognitive dissonance, and dueling publics.Less
Chapter 5 revisits the arguments summarized in chapter 4, to the end of showing how and why arguments for and against each system are exaggerated, misleading, and wrong. The focus is on work that seeks to support or refute claims contributing to the binary arguments that dominate the public discussion of judicial selection—work that is most vulnerable to being overstated in the service of winning debates. The discussion begins by deconstructing the arguments, describing the foundational dispute over judges and their roles; the specific arguments for and against elective systems, and for and against appointive systems; and the arguments over incremental reform. The chapter concludes by discussing the topics of why disputants overstate their claims, path dependence and competing narratives, coping with cognitive dissonance, and dueling publics.
