Cognitive Dissonance : Progress on a Pivotal Theory in Social Psychology,9781557985651

Cognitive Dissonance : Progress on a Pivotal Theory in Social Psychology

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ISBN13: 9781557985651
ISBN10: 1557985650
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-03-01
Publisher(s): Amer Psychological Assn
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Summary

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison. Papers presented at a two-day conference at the University of Texas at Arlington, held in the winter of 1997. Discusses contributions to the field of cognitive dissonance and presents suggestions for future research.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
xi
Foreword xv
Preface xvii
An Introduction to Cognitive Dissonance Theory and an Overview of Current Perspectives on the Theory
3(22)
Eddie Harmon-Jones
Judson Mills
Part One: Perspectives Employing the Original Version of the Theory
Improving the 1957 Version of Dissonance Theory
25(18)
Judson Mills
A Radical Point of View on Dissonance Theory
43(28)
Jean-Leon Beauvois
Robert-Vincent Joule
Toward an Understanding of the Motivation Underlying Dissonance Effects: Is the Production of Aversive Consequences Necessary?
71(32)
Eddie Harmon-Jones
Part Two: The Role of the Self in Dissonance
Dissonance, Hypocrisy, and the Self-Concept
103(24)
Elliot Aronson
Self-Affirmation Theory: An Update and Appraisal
127(22)
Joshua Aronson
Geoffrey Cohen
Paul R. Nail
Unwanted Consequences and the Self: In Search of the Motivation for Dissonance Reduction
149(26)
Joel Cooper
What Exactly Have I Done? The Role of Self-Attribute Accessibility in Dissonance
175(26)
Jeff Stone
A Self-Accountability Model of Dissonance Reduction: Multiple Modes on a Continuum of Elaboration
201(34)
Michael R. Leippe
Donna Eisenstadt
Part Three: Mathematical Models of Dissonance
Computer Simulation of Cognitive Dissonance Reduction
235(32)
Thomas R. Shultz
Mark R. Lepper
A Multiplicative Power-Function Model of Cognitive Dissonance: Toward an Integrated Theory of Cognition, Emotion, and Behavior After Leon Festinger
267(30)
Haruki Sakai
Part Four: Dissonance and Affect
Moving Beyond Attitude Change in the Study of Dissonance-Related Processes
297(28)
Patricia G. Devine
John M. Tauer
Kenneth E. Barron
Andrew J. Elliot
Kristen M. Vance
``Remembering'' Dissonance: Simultaneous Accessibility of Inconsistent Cognitive Elements Moderates Epistemic Discomfort
325(64)
Ian McGregor
Ian R. Newby-Clark
Mark P. Zanna
Appendix A: Social Communication and Cognition: A Very Preliminary and Highly Tentative Draft
355(26)
Leon Festinger
Appendix B: Reflections on Cognitive Dissonance: 30 Years Later
381(6)
Leon Festinger
Appendix C: Historical Note on Festinger's Tests of Dissonance Theory
387(2)
Judson Mills
Author Index 389(8)
Subject Index 397(12)
About the Editors 409

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