Psychological Science (Fifth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393250893
Author: Michael Gazzaniga, Diane Halpern
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 12.3, Problem 4LO
Summary Introduction
To describe:
Cognitive dissonance theory.
Introduction:
Attitudes are central to social psychology. Generally, people have opinions about everything. Their evaluations of events, objects or ideas is referred to as attitude. Attitude guides behavior. The theory of cognitive dissonance explains the situations where people have conflicting attitudes.
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