Dissonance reduction in nonhuman animals: Implications for cognitive dissonance theory
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The theory of cognitive dissonance
The aim of the present paper is to provide a general overview of cognitive dissonance theory. We begin by defining the basic concepts and summarizing the principal postulates of the theory. We point to possible classifications of the theory in terms of different forms of scholarship and types of theory by considering relevant philosophical and methodological assumptions. We go on to discuss the...
متن کاملCognitive Dissonance
Almost half a century ago social psychologist Leon Festinger developed the cognitive dissonance theory (Festinger, 1957). The theory has obviously stood the test of time in that it is mentioned in most general and social psychology textbooks today. The theory is somewhat counterintuitive and, in fact, fits into a category of counterintuitive social psychology theories sometimes referred to as a...
متن کاملCognitive Dissonance
Almost half a century ago social psychologist Leon Festinger developed the cognitive dissonance theory (Festinger, 1957). The theory has obviously stood the test of time in that it is mentioned in most general and social psychology textbooks today. The theory is somewhat counterintuitive and, in fact, fits into a category of counterintuitive social psychology theories sometimes referred to as a...
متن کاملCan Cognitive Dissonance Theory Explain Consumer Behavior?
Cognitive dissonance theory is applicable to very limited areas of consumer behavior according to the author. Published findings in support of the theory are equivocal; they fail to show that cognitive dissonance is the only possible cause of observed "dissonance-reducing" behavior. Experimental evidences are examined and their weaknesses pointed out by the author to justify his position. He al...
متن کاملCognitive dissonance in endodontics.
Cognitive dissonance is the existence of views, attitudes, or beliefs which are inconsistent or incompatible with one another but, nonetheless, are held simultaneously by the same person. In a penetrating article, Edwin G. Boring (1), Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Harvard University, has documented the existence of cognitive dissonance among scientists who, after all, he said...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Animal Sentience
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2377-7478
DOI: 10.51291/2377-7478.1191