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13. Group-level resistance to health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: A groupthink approach

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Forsyth, Donelson R.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Social Psychology, Public health, media_common.quotation_subject, 05 social sciences, Psychological intervention, 050109 social psychology, Rationality, Resistance (psychoanalysis), PsycINFO, Criminology, Conformity, Group cohesiveness, medicine, Mandate, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Psychology, Applied Psychology, media_common
Abstract

Public health interventions, such as mandated vaccinating or quarantining during an epidemic, are necessary to limit the spread of communicable diseases, but in many cases, certain groups resist these initiatives For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, antiquarantine groups protested the mandate to socially distance and remain at home, claiming these directives violated their right to assemble, travel, and work The current analysis examined media descriptions of these antiquarantine groups to determine if these groups' divergent responses to a legally and medically warranted health initiative resulted from groupthink: the deterioration of judgment and rationality that sometimes occurs in groups In support of this possibility, accounts of these groups indicated that (a) the conditions that cause groupthink, including high levels of cohesion and isolation, were present and potent within these groups and that (b) the groups exhibited many of the symptoms of groupthink, including group illusions and pressures to conform Given the ubiquity of these groups-for centuries, public health interventions have generated opposing antiregulation reactions-no amount of planning may be sufficient to prevent such groups However, a theory-driven approach based on groupthink suggests that group-level interventions that directly address the processes that cause groupthink, such as isolation, conformity pressure, and cohesion, could reduce the influence of such groups on their members and on society (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement Highlights and Implications-*Groups that protest public health interventions that mandate vaccinating or quarantining during an epidemic may be experiencing groupthink: the deterioration of judgment and rationality that sometimes occurs in highly cohesive groups *The group-level processes that are associated with groupthink, such as high levels of cohesion and isolation, were in evidence in the antiquarantine groups that protested medical directives during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 *Group-level interventions that limit groupthink in such groups could reduce the number of individuals who take part in group activities that are inconsistent with legally and medically warranted health initiatives *Groupthink theory provides a general explanation for decision-making in groups, but additional research is needed to determine the validity of the extension of this theory to groups that engage in unusual actions, such as health protests (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

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2020
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24. Individual differences in ethics positions: The EPQ-5.

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O'Boyle, Ernest H. and Forsyth, Donelson R.

Subjects
*PREDICTIVE validity, *INDIVIDUAL differences, *CONFIRMATORY factor analysis, *ETHICS, *CLASSIFICATION, *RELATIVITY
Abstract

We revised the Ethics Position Questionnaire (EPQ), which measures variations in sensitivity to harm (idealism) and to moral standards (relativism). Study 1 identified the core components of the measured constructs theoretically and verified those features through confirmatory factor analysis (n = 2,778). Study 2 replicated these findings (n = 10,707), contrasted the theoretically defined two-factor model to alternative models, and tested for invariance of factor covariances and mean structures for men and women. Study 3 examined the relationship between the EPQ and related indicators of ethical thought (values and moral foundations) and the theory's four-fold classification typology of exceptionists, subjectivists, absolutists, and situationists. The three studies substantially reduced the original EPQ's length, clarified the conceptual interpretation of the idealism and relativism scales, affirmed the EPQ's predictive and convergent validity, and supported the four-fold classification of individuals into ethics positions. Implications for previous findings and suggestions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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26. College teaching : practical insights from the science of teaching and learning

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Forsyth, Donelson R. and Forsyth, Donelson R.

Subjects
Student-centered learning, Effective teaching, Educational psychology, College teaching--Methodology, College teaching--Psychological aspects, Teaching
Abstract

Everything matters when it comes to teaching and learning: student characteristics, the school itself, and cultural ideas about the value of higher education, to name a few. Most of these influences are outside the college instructor's control. Other issues, however — such as a course's intellectual demands, type of feedback students receive, the instructional methods, and the relationship that connects professor to student — are controllable. This book examines the many choices professors make about their teaching, beginning with their initial planning of the course and its basic content through to the final decisions about grades and assessing effectiveness. Chapters address the following topics: Planning; Lecturing; Leading discussions; Student-centered teaching methods such as collaborative or experiential activities; Testing and grading; Helping students through feedback and guidance; Managing classroom dynamics; Using technology effectively; Evaluating and documenting one's contributions as a teacher. Brief research analyses show why certain techniques work better than others. Through lively examples and prompts to continually personalize the material, readers learn how to structure their teaching and what to do to ensure their students are treated fairly. This book is for beginning instructors as well as those who have been teaching at the college level for many years. Author Donelson Forsyth calls readers'attention to basics such as the cognitive, motivational, personal, and interpersonal processes flowing through even the most routine of educational experiences. He also addresses online teaching, instructional design, learning teams, and new technologies to help professors re-examine and refresh their existing practices.

Published
2016

31. Group Psychology in the New Millennium: 15 Years On.

Author

Forsyth, Donelson R.

Subjects
*PSYCHOTHERAPY, *INDIVIDUALISM -- Social aspects, *INTERNET access, *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *HUMAN behavior, *PERSONALITY & genetics
Abstract

The article discusses the publication of prognostications about group research and psychotherapy in Western cultures. Information about the adaptation of individualism focusing on the social changes and business of multinational corporations worldwide and use of Internet to access formation, is given. Also cited are the advances in theory and research concerning internal, psychological determinants of behavior such as personality traits, genetic factors, and neurological processes.

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2016
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32. A Meta-Analytic Test of Redundancy and Relative Importance of the Dark Triad and Five-Factor Model of Personality.

Author

O'Boyle, Ernest H., Forsyth, Donelson R., Banks, George C., Story, Paul A., and White, Charles D.

Subjects
*META-analysis, *FIVE-factor model of personality, *MACHIAVELLIANISM (Psychology), *NARCISSISM, *PSYCHOPATHY, *COMPARATIVE studies, *MANIPULATIVE behavior, *RESEARCH methodology, *MEDICAL cooperation, *PERSONALITY, *PSYCHOMETRICS, *RESEARCH, *EVALUATION research, *PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
Abstract

We examined the relationships between Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy-the three traits of the Dark Triad (DT)-and the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality. The review identified 310 independent samples drawn from 215 sources and yielded information pertaining to global trait relationships and facet-level relationships. We used meta-analysis to examine (a) the bivariate relations between the DT and the five global traits and 30 facets of the FFM, (b) the relative importance of each of the FFM global traits in predicting DT, and (c) the relationship between the DT and FFM facets identified in translational models of narcissism and psychopathy. These analyses identified consistent and theoretically meaningful associations between the DT traits and the facets of the FFM. The five traits of the FFM, in a relative importance analysis, accounted for much of the variance in Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, respectively, and facet-level analyses identified specific facets of each FFM trait that were consistently associated with narcissism (e.g., angry/hostility, modesty) and psychopathy (e.g., straightforwardness, deliberation). The FFM explained nearly all of the variance in psychopathy (R(2) c  = .88) and a substantial portion of the variance in narcissism (R(2) c  = .42). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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