Aaron Kay- The Psychological Power of the Status Quo- Part 3

Description: Aaron Kay's presentation from the 2008 Project on Law and Mind Sciences (PLMS) Conference. "Although people tend to view their beliefs, values, and ideology as entirely the product of thoughtful deliberation, it is becoming increasingly clear that such a view is largely mistaken. In this talk, I will describe how the motivation to perceive the current status quo as just, legitimate, and desirable -- an implicit motive known as "system justification" -- exerts powerful and consequential ...