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Cognitive Dissonance: Reexamining a Pivotal Theory in Psychology

Cognitive Dissonance: Reexamining a Pivotal Theory in Psychology

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Medical ReferenceGeneral Psychology

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ISBN10: 1433830108
ISBN13: 9781433830105
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Published: Mar 12 2019
Pages: 303
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

2019 Outstanding Academic Title

What mental process occurs when a person does something she knows is unhealthy? When an honest person tells a white lie, what happens to his or her sense of integrity? If we must choose between two equally attractive options, why does our value judgement of the options change after the choice has been made?

In 1954 Dr. Leon Festinger first posited a theory of cognitive dissonance to describe the psychological phenomenon that occurs in these situations. In the years since, cognitive dissonance has become a central pillar of psychological theory, as was documented in the first edition of this book.

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