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Cognitive Dissonance
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The theory of cognitive dissonance suggests that two or more opposite ideas or beliefs held by a person may cause uncomfortable feelings or dissonance. The dissonance is a result of different attitudes, beliefs and learnt behavior patterns. People may change their attitudes toward disliking only when they have choice about reading the evaluation and would not later have an opportunity to meet with the target and explain their social or personal behavior patterns (Festinger 33)…
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Engaging in criminal activity provokes such disturbing feelings as shame and guilt and leads to a serious damage of self-image. In order to avoid such consequences most people…
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Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
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Cognitive dissonance is a theory that has greatly changed the way in which psychologists analyze behavior as well as decision making. The theory starts with cognition. These cognitions are simple knowledge bits that can pertain to a wide variety of thoughts that range from values, thoughts and emotions…
Cognitive dissonance theory
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Author Tutor Course Date Cognitive Dissonance Theory Introduction Cognitive dissonance theory is a communication theory adopted from social psychology as advanced by Leon Festinger. Cognitive dissonance details psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs at the same time…
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Cognitive Dissonance In Psychology
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The paper "Cognitive Dissonance In Psychology" reviews the theory of cognitive dissonance and the clinical work which has been completed in order to shore up the weakness of Festinger’s original theories. The writer finds that Aronson’s work holds a stronger application to the theory…
Persuasion and Cognitive dissonance
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One of the cognitive responses that underlie persuasion is attitude. Attitude is a psychological process that influences the persuasion. This is because people’s emotions, believes, behavioural tendencies are determined by people’s general evaluations which in turn determines their influence their actions…
Cognitive Dissonance
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DISSONANCE INDUCTION PREVENTION PROGRAM Name: Tutor: Course: Date Abstract In the context of healthcare, researchers are focusing their study towards developing an understanding on the interrelatedness between physical body structure and psychological traits among individuals…
Cognitive Dissonance Impacts Repurchase Intention
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Cognitive Dissonance Impacts Repurchase Intention Fatiana Gresham Troy University Introduction Cognitive dissonance is an emotional sensation that arises when there is a difference between what a person considers and information that appeals to their consideration turning it to into anxiety (Festinger, 1957)…
Cognitive dissonance and its Importance
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Cognitive dissonance is the distress that is experienced when people experience reality that challenges their perceptions. People have a tendency to resolve this dissonance by reconciling reality with their beliefs…
Psychology Research Paper: Cognitive Psychology - Cognitive dissonance
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Cognitive dissonance describes the state of mind characterized by two conflicting thoughts on the same issue. As a result of this dissonance, unpleasant and tense feelings arise, forcing the individual to seek dissonance-reducing strategies…
Connection between self-attribution and cognitive dissonance
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Connection between Self-Attribution and Cognitive Dissonance Date In an effort to understand why people act the way they do, the theories of self-attribution and cognitive dissonance were coined. It is believed that people try to understand the behavior of others by picking different pieces and bits of information about them and combining them until they arrived at a conclusion…
Summary vs analysis, cognitive dissonance
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In October 1986, Ramon Fernandez who had landed in U.S.A from Cuba was arrested in metropolitan museum of art for attempting to knife the Mona Lisa famous painting, estimated to value a hundred million dollars (Arenas, 2001). Some newspapers reported that Fernandez was a mental…
Cognitive Dissonance (Social and Cultural Contexts of Behavior)
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It suggests that humans are motivated by a desire to remain in a state of psychological balance. According to the theory, if there is an inconsistency between our beliefs and actions, we will probably experience an…
The Role of Emotions in Cognitive Dissonance and Cognitive Behaviorism
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The study compares the role of emotions in the research on optimism and the role of emotions in research on altruism. The lead is taken from Sutton's lecture that is on optimism and of van Vugt that is on altruism. At the very onset it is best to say that available material on the altruism side is much more than on the optimism side…
Theory of Cognitive Dissonance & apply it on abortion in USA.2
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Theory of cognitive dissonance Name Lecturer Date Introduction There are various studies that were constituted to make sense of the theory and how it shapes the attitudes of different people. The theory had its fair share of popularity in the years that range from late 50s all through to the mid 70s whereby the popularity was threatened by the insurgence of ‘self’ theories that crowded the field around the early 80s…
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Cognitive dissonance refers to the uncomfortable feeling that people have when they have conflicting cognitions and they must make some type of decision. An example of this may be when someone knows that they should not smoke because it is not good for them, and then continues…
Social psychology
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Cognitive dissonance can be summarized as a mental state of refusal to take a particular direction on a matter because of previous position taken on the same matter. It can also imply taking an action seen as a deviation from a previously held position so that what a person held…
Consumer Psychology and Buyer Behavior
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The objective of marketing is believed to be achieved only when the product is sold and revenue earned. In today's competitive market, it is an accepted fact that the consumer is the king. The marketer, in order to be successful, has to produce and design his product according to the need of the consumer…
Surveillance and intelligence
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Name History and Political Science 23 October 2013 1. Write a paragraph explaining cognitive dissonance and tell why critical thinkers need to understand the way it affects people- including ourselves- respond to domestic and international developments (30 points)…
Attitude Theories
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The identification theory, as drawn out by J. Sandler (1990), states that “identification can be said to occur when an individual adopts behavior derived from another person or…
Social Psychological Theories: The Incredible
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This article explores social psychological theories under the following divisions: the principle of cognitive dissonance; principle of conformity; group think principle. To be able to achieve this the movie called “The Incredible” was used as an example…
Social penetration theory
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It is without question that advertising and marketing heavily relies upon psychological instruments in order to integrate with the potential consumer. The fact of the matter is that advertising has become something of an art form in which marketers have sought to leverage…
Consumer Behaviour dissonance
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Though humankind has undergone outstanding technological progress over the centuries, the progress in human social psychology remains barely perceptible. Empirical social principles and advice, as the quote from Epictetus considered here, seem to reflect current socio-psychological reality with the same credence that it enjoyed 2000 years ago…
Conitive dissonance
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First coined by social psychologist Leon Festinger in his 1956 book When Prophecy Fails, Cognitive Dissonance describes the state of conflict arising in the human mind as it tries to accommodate two opposing realities. This concept is best illustrated through Aesop’s fable of…
Realistic representation of psychological concepts in the film A Beautiful Mind
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It is known in psychology that most people believe in their own personal experience so much that they ignore findings of research, even if the underlying scientific evidence is very compelling (Knapp, 1999, p.ix). And while this is not always a bad thing that we channel all events in our lives through our personal psychological filters, if we can use this term, it is important, though, that we do not lose the ability to see connections between our real-life experiences and the strict psychological theories that attempt to structure and categorize different elements of our everyday goings-on…
The Diverse Nature of Psychology
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An essay "The Diverse Nature of Psychology" claims that psychology does study human being’s motivation. Psychology queries if motivation as a behavioral influence is primary or secondary. The meaning of this is that changes in behavior can be clarified through different means…
Consumer Behaviour Models and Their Strategic Applications
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In the current report “Consumer Behaviour Models and Their Strategic Applications” four consumer behavior theories have been identified and described. The report has evaluated successful usage of the above theories by four different brands as well as the important roles played by these theories…
Phsyological Arousal and Dissonance
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This theory asserts that inconsistency between behaviors and beliefs triggers an aversive situation similar to thirst. Normally,…
Philosophy of Small Groups
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A group could be defined as two or more people who interact with one another, possess similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity (Argris, 2010). There are two types of groups: primary and secondary groups. A primary group is a small group of people sharing…
Blog Assignment
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Even with strong scientific evidence, people still choose not to believe some phenomenon. One reason for this is cognitive dissonance where people believe in things, which the society sees as untrue. Research has shown that…
General Education / Poverty (e.g., homelessness, basic needs, or transportation issues)
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In itself, critical thinking refers to a mode of thinking on a subject, a problem or content in which the thinker makes improvement on the quality of his reasoning or thinking through the use of skillful analysis, assessment and reconstruction of the thinking process. Other…
Theories and Mechanisms that Greatly Affect the Social and Psychological Aspects of the People
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The author concludes that whenever and wherever there are disasters, different governments usually send their rescue teams in the disaster area. This proves that even governments are also sharing their resources in times of disaster. This is mainly because governments are also composed of people…
Persuasion Is Difficult but Not Impossible
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In the "Persuasion Is Difficult but Not Impossible" paper historical look at the development of attitude changes is assessed and the models of attitude change analyzed will include balance theory, the Hovland approach, cognitive dissonance theory, attribution theory, and self-perception theory…
Psychology
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Such a scenario may lead to cognitive discomfort among the persons affected thus facilitating the alteration of his/her attitudes, beliefs or even behaviors. A real life example…
Social Psychology
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I wore a dress shirt with my boxer shorts. I went out into the street in the morning when almost twenty men and women stood at the bus stops, waiting for their buses, to head for offices. I stood there for around fifteen…
Social psychology (within a school setting)
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Social psychology has become excessively useful in social care institutions for a better understanding and mutual compatibility between the teacher and the taught. The term social psychology has dynamically evolved with modern demographic requirements since its perception…
Muted Group Theory
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The paper “Muted Group Theory” forces us to consider what communication is, where it occurs in relatively unique contexts, and how it affects people. Each of us has maps, theories about communication. The trick is in making proper use of the theory…
Film Analysis of Dead Man Walking
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This paper will contemplate three principles which struck me the most while watching the film and have huge repercussions. The pronounced effects of these principles really developed my interest in the film and also enabled me to appreciate their validity in real life situations…
Netflix
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This essay describes that As search, there are very many cultural factors that influence a consumer’s decision to buy or not buy a Netflix subscription. There are very many subcultures such as religion, ethnicity, and race that inform most of consumer behavior and choice…
Psychology - Ethical Dissonance
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Ethical Dissonance and Ethical Divide on Enhancers My quick search in the academic journals and internet literature failed to provide a good definition of ethical dissonance that has been adopted or shared by several academic professions. However, a dictionary definition of dissonance is “lack of agreement” and, in music, dissonance means a “combination of musical notes that sound harsh together” (Hornby 424)…
Discussion Forum
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I have never believed that at any point, any member of my family would try determining the kind of woman that any of my siblings could be with and maybe end up marrying leave alone myself. Further, I never believed that a respectable uncle of mine could try advising me on a…
The Standard Consumer Decision Process Model
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This case study "The Standard Consumer Decision Process Model" develops and demonstrates the standard consumer decision model. Consumer Decision Process can be defined as a series of steps that lead consumers into making wise and rational decisions. …
How autonomous are we
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How Autonomous Are We? Table of Contents Introduction 3 Thesis Statement 3 Implication of Milgram’s and Zimbardo’s Work on Employee Morale 4 Discussion on Milgram’s Work 4 Discussion on Zimbardo’s Work 5 What It Means To Be A Moral Employee? 6 Conclusion 7 Works Cited 8 Introduction The experiment piloted by Milgram and Zimbardo is recognized as one of the most popular researches in the field of psychology…
Social cognition
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Social cognition is a factor that focuses on how people process, store and implement information concerning social situations and other individuals. It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in social interactions. It is noted that the perception people have towards others contributes to feelings and interaction with the surrounding world. …
The Self: Self-handicapping
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The article outlines the concept of self-handicapping. The textbook says that self-handicapping happens when "people create obstacles and excuses for themselves so that if they do poorly on a task, they can avoid blaming themselves"…
Film Analysis Paper
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The film ‘RED’ by director Robert Schwentke revolves around the story of Frank Moses, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) black-ops agent who is on the run after having gone through an unexpected assassination attempt on his life. The film opens on a typical day that the retired Moses goes through…
Communication, Conflict and Decision-Making
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Through communication, people facilitate the low of information and ideas from one source to another. An ideal communication process requires the presence of a message sender and a message…
Self-perception and Attitude
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This essay discusses that I have always believed that smoking is something, which is not only socially unacceptable but also is detrimental to a person’s health. However, I must say that owing to some mishaps in life, last year I started smoking on regular basis…
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
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The aim of this essay “Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World” is to concretely demonstrate the factors that impede rational decision making, and how to resolve these problems. The essay provides several recommendations. …
Hidden Victims
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Name: Tutor: Course: Date: “Hidden Victims” by Susan Sharp Questions One of the cases that readers come across while reading Sharp’s “Hidden Victims” is the Gregg v. Georgia case. The other case is the Locket v. Ohio case. The two cases provide excellent examples of what active participation is all about in the system…