A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

Leon Festinger

Published by Stanford University Press 1957

A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

Leon Festinger

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503620766

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Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance has been widely recognized for its important and influential concepts in areas of motivation and social psychology. The theory of dissonance is here applied to the problem of why partial reward, delay of reward , and effort expenditure during training result in increased resistance to extinction. The author contends that a state of impasse exists within learning theory largely because some of its major assumptions stand in apparent opposition to cetain well-established experimental results. The book puts forward a new theory that seems to reconcile these data and assumptions. This new theory can account for data with which other theories have difficulty: it integrates empirical phenomena that have been regarded as unrelated, and it is supported by the results of experiments designed specifically to test its implications. These experiments are fully described in the text.

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Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	x
ONE An Introduction to the Theory of Dissonance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
TWO The Consequences of Decisions: Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
THREE The Consequences of Decisions: Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
FOUR The Effects of Farced Compliance: Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
FIVE The Effects of Forced Compliance: Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
SIX Voluntary and Involuntary Exposure to Information: Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
SEVEN Voluntary and Involuntary Exposure to Information: Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
EIGHT The Role of Social Support: Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
NINE The Role of Social Support: Data on Influence Process Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
TEN The Role of Social Support: Data on Mass Phenomena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
ELEVEN Recapitulation and Further Suggestions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Copyright year: 1957
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Keywords: Linguistics

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Published: May 2, 2022
ISBN: 9781503620766