According to the study conducted by Elliot Aronson and Judson Mills in 1959, effort justification is the "rule" that claims the more we as individuals suffer for something, the more we want to like it. This should sound like total bullshit, but it's really the most intuitive concept we learned about in this lesson. From here, I'm sure there is going to be someone else with an almost identical blog, but the first thing that came to mind for loving what I suffer for is Southwestern University. But really, we put way too much time, money, effort, stress, and ulcers into this school to not bleed yellow and black by the time we get out. I also feel like I might appreciate this place just a little more than about 75% of my peers because I'm an independent, working college student. That's not to say that those who don't work don't appreciate their education or understand the value of it, I just don't think they can ever appreciate being here quite as much as I do after some of the up and downs I've been through with financial aid, the business office, and working 40+ hour weeks while taking 19 hours. Because I've been left in debt up to my eyeballs, almost been kicked out, failed a class because I was in and out of the hospital and couldn't keep up with the coursework, developed a serious ulcer, lost most of my friends because I don't have time to party when they do because I'm busy trying to earn money, and never getting enough sleep, I should want to burn this place to the ground when I walk away, but I don't, and that's either a freaking miracle or really fucked-up psychology. Sigh, we are all total shit shows because not only will we be back here for homecoming, we will all recommend this place to our friends, children, and anyone else who will sit long enough to listen about how wonderful our experience in college was.
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Aronson, E., & Mills, J. (1959).The effects of severity of initiation on liking for a group. The Journal of
Abnormal and Social Psychology, 59, 177-181.
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