Browsing Psychology by Author "Friesen, Justin"
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Seeking Structure in Social Organization: Compensatory Control and the Psychological Advantages of Hierarchy
Friesen, Justin (University of Waterloo, 2013-09-23)Hierarchies are a ubiquitous form of human social organization. I hypothesized that one reason for hierarchies’ prevalence might be that core motivational needs for order and control make hierarchies psychologically ... -
Women and (dis)interest in government: How the status quo affects attitudes toward female politicians and intentions to participate in politics
Friesen, Justin (University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)When people are motivated to justify their socio-political systems they come to view the current status quo as the most desirable status quo--a process termed injunctification (Kay et al., 2009). Here, two studies suggest ...