Dealing with dissonance: A review of cognitive dissonance reduction
A McGrath - Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides an overview of research about cognitive dissonance reduction. Over the
past 60 years, researchers have produced significant theoretical and empirical contributions …
past 60 years, researchers have produced significant theoretical and empirical contributions …
Advanced social psychology: The state of the science
RF Baumeister, EJ Finkel - 2010 - books.google.com
Social psychology is a flourishing discipline. It explores the most essential questions of the
human psyche (eg, Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get …
human psyche (eg, Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get …
Psychological entropy: a framework for understanding uncertainty-related anxiety.
Entropy, a concept derived from thermodynamics and information theory, describes the
amount of uncertainty and disorder within a system. Self-organizing systems engage in a …
amount of uncertainty and disorder within a system. Self-organizing systems engage in a …
Attitude change
Persuasion plays an essential role in everyday social life. We use the term persuasion to
refer to any procedure with the potential to change someone's mind. Although persuasion …
refer to any procedure with the potential to change someone's mind. Although persuasion …
Neural activity predicts attitude change in cognitive dissonance
V Van Veen, MK Krug, JW Schooler, CS Carter - Nature neuroscience, 2009 - nature.com
When our actions conflict with our prior attitudes, we often change our attitudes to be more
consistent with our actions. This phenomenon, known as cognitive dissonance, is …
consistent with our actions. This phenomenon, known as cognitive dissonance, is …
Neural correlates of cognitive dissonance and choice-induced preference change
K Izuma, M Matsumoto, K Murayama… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
According to many modern economic theories, actions simply reflect an individual's
preferences, whereas a psychological phenomenon called “cognitive dissonance” claims …
preferences, whereas a psychological phenomenon called “cognitive dissonance” claims …
A history of attitudes and persuasion research
Pablo Briñol and Richard E. Petty the world around us. Thus, the term “attitude” was used to
refer to the posture of one's body (Galton, 1884), and to expressive motor behaviors (eg, a …
refer to the posture of one's body (Galton, 1884), and to expressive motor behaviors (eg, a …
The need to believe: a neuroscience account of religion as a motivated process
M Inzlicht, AM Tullett, M Good - Religion, brain & behavior, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Religious belief has been shown to offer substantial benefits to its adherents, including
improved well-being and health. We suggest that these benefits might be explained, at least …
improved well-being and health. We suggest that these benefits might be explained, at least …
Consumers' behavioural intentions after experiencing deception or cognitive dissonance caused by deceptive packaging, package downsizing or slack filling
Purpose–The purpose of this study is to discover the extent to which consumers are aware
of air filling in food packaging, the extent to which deceptive packaging and slack filling …
of air filling in food packaging, the extent to which deceptive packaging and slack filling …
Cognitive dissonance: The implicit explication in low‐income consumers' shopping behaviour for “low‐involvement” grocery products
A Gbadamosi - International Journal of Retail & Distribution …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to conduct an exploratory analysis of low‐income
women consumers' consumption of low‐involvement grocery products, and to explore the …
women consumers' consumption of low‐involvement grocery products, and to explore the …