Cognitive dissonance : reexamining a pivotal theory in psychology / edited by Eddie Harmon-Jones.
| Other author | Harmon-Jones, Eddie, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Click here to view book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Intro; Contributors; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface; 1. An Introduction to Cognitive Dissonance Theory and an Overview of Current Perspectives on the Theory; I. PERSPECTIVES EMPLOYING THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE THEORY; 2. Improving the 1957 Version of Dissonance Theory; 3. A Radical Point of View on Dissonance Theory; 4. Understanding the Motivation Underlying Dissonance Effects: The Action-Based Model; 5. What Is Cognitive Consistency, and Why Does It Matter?; 6. Dissonance Now: How Accessible Discrepancies Moderate Distress and Diverse Defenses |
| Contents | II. THE ROLE OF THE SELF IN DISSONANCE; 7. Dissonance, Hypocrisy, and the Self-Concept; 8. Self-Affirmation Theory: An Update and Appraisal; 9. In Search of the Motivation for Dissonance Reduction: The Drive to Lessen Aversive Consequences; III. MATHEMATICAL MODELS, NEURAL ACTIVATIONS, AND AFFECTIVE RESPONSES; 10. Modeling Cognitive Dissonance as a Parallel Constraint Satisfaction Network With Learning; 11. Neural Basis of Cognitive Dissonance; 12. Moving Beyond Attitude Change in the Study of Dissonance-Related Processes: An Update on the Role of Discomfort |
| Contents | Appendix A: Social Communication and Cognition: A Very Preliminary and Highly Tentative Draft; Appendix B: Reflections on Cognitive Dissonance: 30 Years Later; Appendix C: Historical Note on Festingerʼs Tests of Dissonance Theory; About the Editor |
| Abstract | This volume describes advances in the theory of cognitive dissonance, from its origination in 1954 to the present day. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cognitive dissonance Second edition. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2019] 9781433830105 |
| Genre/form | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018044132 |
| ISBN | 9781433830778 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1433830779 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | 1433830108 (print ed.) |
| ISBN | 9781433830105 (print ed.) |
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