Title: 4 Key Secrets to Understanding Human Behavior, Backed by Science - Learning Mind
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4 Key Secrets to Understanding Human Behavior, Backed by Science
It’s no exaggeration to say that we are complex beings, therefore, understanding human behavior is, in itself, complicated.
4 Scientific Examples That Can Help Us with Understanding Human Behavior
1. Why we credit success to ourselves but blame others when we have failed
This is Attribution Theory.
2. Why we automatically believe what we see, hear and read
This is Automatic Thinking.
3. Why we only like to compare ourselves with similar types of people
This is Social Comparison Theory.
4. Why we don’t express our opinions if we are in the minority
This is the Spiral of Silence Theory.
Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)
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Content: Why we don’t express our opinions if we are in the minority
Many of us have watched those reality shows where contestants are fond of telling the cameras that ‘I’ll tell you to your face’ or ‘I say it like it is’. But if you were the only person that disagreed with all your friends, would you still state your opinion? I bet most of you said that you would. However, research doesn’t back this up. In fact, it suggests the opposite. If someone thinks they’re in the minority, they are less likely to voice their opinion. However, if they believe the majority agrees with them, they’ll be much more willing to speak out. This is the Spiral of Silence Theory. So why don’t we speak out if we are the lone voice? Because we all want to fit in at the end of the day.