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1 online resource (334 pages) |
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Ebsco PsychBooks.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325). |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
"This book first presents a brief description of the theoretical statement of cognitive dissonance as it appeared in Festinger's book Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. In so doing, we shall attempt to indicate what we consider the most valid sort of evidence for the theory and to indicate what we take to be the basis for its success in delineating nonobvious or paradoxical aspects of behavior. In Part II we review the evidence bearing on dissonance theory; in Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 7 we present the research published to date and raise a number of theoretical and methodological points in connection with the evidence discussed. In Chapter 6 we present a number of new and unpublished experiments bearing directly upon straightforward derivations from the theory. Part III is devoted to a presentation of a number of extensions of the theory into new problems and areas in psychology. Here, too, a number of new and unpublished experiments are given in detail: Chapter 8 discusses the implications of dissonance for theories of motivation and Chapter 11 deals specifically with new evidence relevant to basic problems and assumptions of the theory and presents this evidence within the context of speculations concerning the possible directions of theoretical reformulation. In Part IV we discuss the relationship of dissonance theory to other theoretical and empirical models in psychology; in Part V the theory is viewed in the light of its potential application to some important social issues, and we summarize our main points and indicate some future perspectives"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Part I: Theoretical introduction -- The theory and the role of commitment -- Inconsistency between cognitions -- Part II: Review of evidence -- Positive alternatives -- Negative alternatives -- Related theoretical issues -- New evidence -- Theoretical and methodological problems -- Part III: Extensions of the theory -- Motivational effects of dissonance -- Dissonance theory and the study of personality -- Expectations inequity: A dissonance approach -- Speculations about dissonance arousal -- Part IV: Dissonance theory and other theoretical and empirical models in psychology -- Dissonance, balance, and incongruity -- Dissonance and decisional processes -- Dissonance, attitude change, and social influence -- Part V: Implications and conclusions -- Applications of dissonance theory to social problems -- Summary and perspective. |
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Cognitive dissonance.
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Cognitive Dissonance. (DNLM)D003073
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Cognitive dissonance. (OCoLC)fst00866528
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Cognitieve dissonantie.
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Motivatie.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Arthur R. (Arthur Robert), 1927-1963, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brehm, Jack Williams. Explorations in cognitive dissonance. New York, Wiley [1962] (DLC) 62018987 (OCoLC)225373 |
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