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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Cognitive dissonance"”.
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Evolving Minds: Helping Students with Cognitive Dissonance
… and how they help students deal with the cognitive dissonance that may be experienced when learning about evolution. I selected the qualitative method of educational criticism and connoisseurship to organize and categorize my data.</p> <p>From the interviews, the following findings …
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Does Self-Complexity Predict Dishonest Behavior Via Cognitive Dissonance?
… outcomes in the long term (Diehl et al., 2001). Cognitive dissonance is an important factor in regulating behavior, particularly moral behavior (Aronson, Fried, & Stone, 1999), and may explain how self-complexity leads to negative life outcomes. The present study examined if high self-complexity …
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Cognitive Dissonance and Recall of Interrupted and Completed Tasks
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The effect of verb aspect on cognitive dissonance and social influence
… hold important implications for understanding cognitive dissonance and decision-making processes.
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Gender differences in cognitive dissonance reduction strategies for partner's physical attractiveness
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Cognitive Dissonance as a Function of Internal-External Locus of Control
<p>According to cognitive dissonance theory engaging in behavior inconsistent with one's beliefs arouses dissonance. When individuals choose to engage in a boring and repetitious task they tend to positively reevaluate the task. Recent research (Pallak, et al. 1967) using an incidental verbal …
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The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in Fin de Siècle Jamesian Narratives
… James’s representations of the human mind as a cognitively dissonant entity within these narratives disrupt the imposition of adverse Victorian cultural sanctions. Thus, by introducing Leon Festinger’s 1957 theory on the concept of cognitive dissonance as a paradigm, I will examine how the …
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A Biblical-Theological Model of Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Relevance for Christian Educators
… was to develop a biblical-theological model of Cognitive Dissonance Theory applicable to pedagogy. Evidence of cognitive dissonance found in Scripture was used to infer a purpose for the innate drive toward consonance. This inferred purpose was incorporated into a model that improves the …
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The role of ambivalence and cognitive dissonance in motivational interviewing for alcohol problems
… relevant models from social psychology such as cognitive dissonance. First, the social psychology literature relating to the process of ambivalence and dissonance was reviewed to determine whether this was adequately reflected in the literature on MI. It was found that a comprehensive, …
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Cognitive dissonance shaping consumer behaviour within Generation Z: a case of the Indian healthcare industry
This thesis integrates two cognitive dissonance concepts in a pre-decisional context: (i) Festinger’s, 1957’s initial understanding of cognitive elements as drivers arousing dissonance and dissonance becoming a motivator for behaviour; (ii) the premise of the action-based model of dissonance …
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An assessment of the causes of cognitive dissonance in the working environment of the hospitality industry
… was to investigate the possible existence of cognitive dissonance in the working environment of a Las Vegas Hotel/Casino's Food and Beverage department. A chronological and evolutionary base for the concept of cognitive dissonance was provided through an extensive, but pointed, review of …
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The typologies of cognitive dissonance and the self-guided adult visitor : assessing interpretive aids in a fine arts museum
Cognitive dissonances can occur when self-guided visitors confront art works in museums which do not agree with their previously held cognitions. As a result, visitors can experience frustration and anxiety because they are unable to find immediate sources through which they can resolve their …
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Layoff Characteristics and Layoff Agents' Cognitions: An Experimental Study
… of layoff implementation potentially generates dissonance for the layoff agents as a result of the requirement to perform actions that are inconsistent with their cognitions and beliefs concerning workplace norms and behaviors (Margolis & Molinsky, 2008; Parker & McKinley, 2008; Sronce & …
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The role of stereotypes in age discrimination in hiring: Evaluation and intervention
… intervention materials. One involved inducing cognitive dissonance. Another involved a fact sheet that presented the misconceptions about older workers that were identified in Study One and contrasted them with empirical data. The third was a combination of the other two. In the second, testing …
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Privacy vs. Security: Fear appeals, terrorism and the willingness to allow increased government surveillance
… determining if there is a relationship between cognitive dissonance and rejection of a fear appeal message. Cognitive dissonance refers to inconsistencies between an individual’s beliefs and actions. The theory proposes that if an individual has an inconsistency in her beliefs and behaviors, it …
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Mind the gap: Issue positions, candidate preferences, and motivated reasoning in U.S. presidential elections
… preferred candidates, they often experience cognitive dissonance and react by engaging in motivated reasoning, changing their issue positions (via persuasion) and candidate perceptions (via projection) to rationalize their candidate preferences. Although motivated reasoning has been studied …
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Innovative Interventions for Disordered Eating: A Pilot Comparison Between Dissonance-Based and Yoga Interventions
… promising intervention utilizes principles of cognitive dissonance to reduce thin-ideal internalization among women at risk for eating disorders. Additionally, the benefits of yoga, including increased awareness of bodily processes, offer hope that this practice might reduce disordered eating …
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