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JACOB SILVERSTEIN
on Oct 26, 2024
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The term "cognitive dissonance" refers to
A) any change in one's attitudes.
B) an inconsistency between one's attitudes and behavior.
C) doing the same thing one says one will do.
D) forming attitudes that are in agreement with the facts.
Cognitive Dissonance
A psychological phenomenon that occurs when an individual holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, leading to psychological stress.
Behavior
is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.
Attitudes
A consistent manner of thinking or feeling towards something that usually influences an individual's actions.
- Understand the fundamental concepts of social psychology including attitudes, attribution theory, and cognitive dissonance.
- Explicate the way cognitive dissonance theory provides an understanding of behavioral and attitudinal modification.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the fundamental concepts of social psychology including attitudes, attribution theory, and cognitive dissonance.
- Explicate the way cognitive dissonance theory provides an understanding of behavioral and attitudinal modification.