Over the weekend, you are going to meet your new romantic ...

[chads108]

Over the weekend, you are going to meet your new romantic partner's parents for the first time. In particular, you want your partner's father to like you. How might you use the Ben Franklin effect to get him to like you more?
 
  Be sure you include an example.
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Engaging in self-justification strategies as a response to dissonance is a process that can have negative consequences. Explain how self-justification can be negative, and what one could do to better learn from one's mistakes.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[allisonblackmore]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: In some way, you would need to have his or her father do you a favor. For instance, asking him for change to help pay for a purchase, or asking to borrow a book of his, or asking him to help you move heavy furniture or carry something to your room for you would be possible examples of using the Ben Franklin effect in this situation.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: By engaging in self-justification strategies, a cycle may be created in which someone perceives others as wrong or worthy of punishment rather than using mistakes to change and improve one's own behavior. Instead of simply trying to justify one's actions, it would be more beneficial to reflect on one's own mistakes and use this information to change one's own behavior.

[chads108]

Excellent

[rachel]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it