Self Prophecy Effect
A repressão acontece em diferentes níveis quando somos crianças. Há um fenômeno chamado “Self-prophecy effect” que revela que predizer que alguém irá ter um comportamento X aumenta a chance delas se comportarem desta forma. Assim sendo, é possível controlar o comportamento de uma pessoa só pelo fato de predizer que ela terá este tipo de comportamento. Quanto maior for a força deste pensamento mais efeito terá. Desta forma comportamentos aceitos socialmente, conceitos religiosos e culturais são passados de geração em geração. Pare um instante para pensar.
Quais foram as frases que mais escutou quando pequeno? O que era permitido e o que não era? Em casa, quais eram os valores de seus pais? Na escola quais eram as autoridades e regras? Veja o quanto disto ainda carrega dentro de si. Que por vezes limita a capacidade de criação. Criar pode ser perigoso. Experimentar pode trazer dor. Prazer não leva a nada. Só o sacrifício é valorizado. Dinheiro se ganha suado. A vida não é fácil. Cuidado com os homens. Não se deve acreditar nas mulheres. E muitos conceitos diferentes, que podem agora dificultar a liberação das verdades internas. Principalmente aqueles que fazem parte de um grupo religioso, que carrega dentro de si tantos dogmas e conceitos duais, em que o mundo é visto como: bom/ mau e certo/errado. Aqueles que vêm de famílias mais rígidas e autoritárias, famílias intelectuais e frias.
Ou seja, nascemos dentro de um invólucro de crenças e desejos dos pais, avós e culturais. O que é a educação além do ensino de regras e conceitos?
Encontrei dois breves resumos na Internet que falam mais sobre isto.
1) The importance of normative beliefs to the self-prophecy effect.
Sprott DE, Spangenberg ER, Fisher R.
Department of Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4730, USA. dsprott@wsu.edu
Asking people to predict whether they will undertake a target behavior increases their probability of performing that behavior. Now referred to as the self-prophecy effect, this phenomenon has been demonstrated across several contexts. Although theoretical explanations for the effect have been offered, empirical evidence for proposed accounts is sparse. The current research tests the theoretically relevant precondition for the effect that normative beliefs--evaluations of what is socially desirable or appropriate--underlie manifestation of the self-prophecy effect. Results of 2 experiments for different behaviors indicate that the act of making a prediction is most effective when normative beliefs are strong. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to theoretical explanations for the effect and successful use of self-prophecy to promote socially desirable behaviors.
PMID: 12814292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
2)Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Explanations > Theories > Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Description Research Example So What? See also References
Description
If a person thinks we are clever or stupid or whatever, they will treat us that way. If we are treated as if we are clever, stupid or whatever, we will act, and even become, this way. The person has thus had their prophecy about us fulfilled!
This is also known as the Pygmalion Effect.
Research
Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson, in 1968, gave all the children in an elementary class a test and told teachers that some of children were unusually clever (though they were actually average). They came back at the end of the school year and tested the same class again. Guess what? The children singled out had improved their scores far more than other children. (Rosenthal 1995).
Example
A management consultant starts off an engagement constantly agreeing with a senior manager in an attempt to build trust. Before long, the senior manager is expecting agreement every time. The consultant soon becomes a confirmed yes-man.
So what?
Using it
To make a person act in a certain way, all you have to do is believe this when you interact with them. If you find it hard to make this jump, persuade others that the target person has desired attributes.
Defending
When people treat you as if you had certain attributes, decide whether this is desirable or not. Question their behavior if you do not wish to be pushed in this direction.
See also
Attribution Theory, Confirmation Bias, Mood-Congruent Judgment, Self-Verification Theory
References
Merton (1948), Rosenthal (1995)
http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/self-fulfilling_prophecy.htm
A repressão acontece em diferentes níveis quando somos crianças. Há um fenômeno chamado “Self-prophecy effect” que revela que predizer que alguém irá ter um comportamento X aumenta a chance delas se comportarem desta forma. Assim sendo, é possível controlar o comportamento de uma pessoa só pelo fato de predizer que ela terá este tipo de comportamento. Quanto maior for a força deste pensamento mais efeito terá. Desta forma comportamentos aceitos socialmente, conceitos religiosos e culturais são passados de geração em geração. Pare um instante para pensar.
Quais foram as frases que mais escutou quando pequeno? O que era permitido e o que não era? Em casa, quais eram os valores de seus pais? Na escola quais eram as autoridades e regras? Veja o quanto disto ainda carrega dentro de si. Que por vezes limita a capacidade de criação. Criar pode ser perigoso. Experimentar pode trazer dor. Prazer não leva a nada. Só o sacrifício é valorizado. Dinheiro se ganha suado. A vida não é fácil. Cuidado com os homens. Não se deve acreditar nas mulheres. E muitos conceitos diferentes, que podem agora dificultar a liberação das verdades internas. Principalmente aqueles que fazem parte de um grupo religioso, que carrega dentro de si tantos dogmas e conceitos duais, em que o mundo é visto como: bom/ mau e certo/errado. Aqueles que vêm de famílias mais rígidas e autoritárias, famílias intelectuais e frias.
Ou seja, nascemos dentro de um invólucro de crenças e desejos dos pais, avós e culturais. O que é a educação além do ensino de regras e conceitos?
Encontrei dois breves resumos na Internet que falam mais sobre isto.
1) The importance of normative beliefs to the self-prophecy effect.
Sprott DE, Spangenberg ER, Fisher R.
Department of Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4730, USA. dsprott@wsu.edu
Asking people to predict whether they will undertake a target behavior increases their probability of performing that behavior. Now referred to as the self-prophecy effect, this phenomenon has been demonstrated across several contexts. Although theoretical explanations for the effect have been offered, empirical evidence for proposed accounts is sparse. The current research tests the theoretically relevant precondition for the effect that normative beliefs--evaluations of what is socially desirable or appropriate--underlie manifestation of the self-prophecy effect. Results of 2 experiments for different behaviors indicate that the act of making a prediction is most effective when normative beliefs are strong. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to theoretical explanations for the effect and successful use of self-prophecy to promote socially desirable behaviors.
PMID: 12814292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
2)Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Explanations > Theories > Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Description Research Example So What? See also References
Description
If a person thinks we are clever or stupid or whatever, they will treat us that way. If we are treated as if we are clever, stupid or whatever, we will act, and even become, this way. The person has thus had their prophecy about us fulfilled!
This is also known as the Pygmalion Effect.
Research
Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson, in 1968, gave all the children in an elementary class a test and told teachers that some of children were unusually clever (though they were actually average). They came back at the end of the school year and tested the same class again. Guess what? The children singled out had improved their scores far more than other children. (Rosenthal 1995).
Example
A management consultant starts off an engagement constantly agreeing with a senior manager in an attempt to build trust. Before long, the senior manager is expecting agreement every time. The consultant soon becomes a confirmed yes-man.
So what?
Using it
To make a person act in a certain way, all you have to do is believe this when you interact with them. If you find it hard to make this jump, persuade others that the target person has desired attributes.
Defending
When people treat you as if you had certain attributes, decide whether this is desirable or not. Question their behavior if you do not wish to be pushed in this direction.
See also
Attribution Theory, Confirmation Bias, Mood-Congruent Judgment, Self-Verification Theory
References
Merton (1948), Rosenthal (1995)
http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/self-fulfilling_prophecy.htm
