Cognitive Dissonance
Reexamining a Pivotal Theory in Psychology
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- Paperback
303 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2019
Summary
2 9 Outstanding Academic Title
What mental process occurs when a person does something she knows is unhealthy? When an honest person tells a amp quot white lie, amp quot what happens to his or her sense of integrity? If we must choose between two equally attractive options, why does our value judgement of the options change after the choice has been made?
In 954 Dr. Leon Festinger first posited a theory of cognitive dissonance to describe the psychological phenom…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781433830105 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1433830108 |
| Author: | Eddie Harmon-Jones |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 303 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 577g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
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2 9 Outstanding Academic Title
amp ldquo Cognitive Dissonance is a must-read for anyone studying social psychology. Now in its second edition, this work continues to show the utility of Festinger amp rsquo s seminal theory but also modernizes it and, perhaps, expands on it amp hellip . Highly recommended. amp rdquo -Choice
Cognitive Dissonance is a must-read for anyone studying social psychology. Now in its second edition, this work continues to show the utility of Festinger’s seminal theory but also modernizes it and, perhaps, expands on it…Highly recommended.
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Eddie Harmon-Jones
Eddie Harmon-Jones, Ph.D, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 995 and has been teaching at UNSW since 2 2. Dr. Harmon-Jones is a well-known expert in the field of social neuroscience, cognitive dissonance, and the motivating aspects of emotions. He is widely published and has earned numerous honors for his contributions to the field. Dr. Harmon-Jones lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Visit /, and follow eddiehj 8.
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