Like. On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:03 AM, John Kulig <ku...@mail.plymouth.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > > > They can also say .. this will make Hillary's victory all the sweeter [image: > Cool] > > ========================== > John W. Kulig, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Coordinator, Psychology Honors > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jim Clark" <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> > *To: *"Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > *Sent: *Friday, November 7, 2014 8:58:46 AM > *Subject: *Re: [tips] Cognitive Dissonance in the News > > > > > > > > Perhaps things look different from up here in Canada. I see a divided > America rather than an "overwhelming victory." > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 7, 2014, at 7:12 AM, "Michael Britt" <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > The elections are (thankfully) over and the republicans have scored an > overwhelming victory. So suppose that over the past few months you > received lots of emails from the democratic party asking you to donate to > the party to help it win. And suppose you actually did donate, let’s say, > more than a few times. I’m not saying that this was me, but I am a social > psychologist after all so I’ll let you draw your own opinions… > > So what does the democratic party tell their supporters after the election > in order not to lose them as future supporters? Why, you tell them that > they actually did NOT lose. For example, you might email your supporters > and emphasize all those places where democrats did win. > > You might, for example, say these sorts of things: > > > - “..you made a real difference in this campaign. You should take a > look at what you made possible.” > - “We registered more voters, and made more phone calls, and knocked > on more doors than ever before.” > - “We’re so glad you gave us the chance to execute that voter > registration program -- it made all the difference.” > - “We defeated Rep. Terry by 4,132 votes….Because of the work you made > possible…" > - “You broke every grassroots fundraising record we have -- and then > some.” > > > To be fair, they also said, “So we’ll just come out and say it: last > night was rough.” > > If I was the one writing those emails I suppose I’d use the same > approach. Interesting though. > > Michael > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: @mbritt > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=39900 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-39900-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=39901 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-39901-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=39902 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-39902-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=39904 or send a blank email to leave-39904-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
