Cognitive Dissonance Theory After 50 Years of Development
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory After 50 Years of Development
Research and theoretical developments on the theory of cognitive dissonance are reviewed. After considering the self-consistency, self-affirmation, and aversive consequences revisions, the authors review research that has challenged each of the revisions and that supports the original version of the theory. Then, the authors review the action-based model of dissonance, which accepts the origina...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0044-3514,2235-1477
DOI: 10.1024/0044-3514.38.1.7