Perspectives on Cognitive DissonancePublished in 1976, Perspectives on Cognitive Dissonance is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Psychology. |
Contents
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2 COMMITMENT | 11 |
3 CHOICE | 25 |
4 FORESEEABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY | 51 |
5 EVIDENCE ON FUNDAMENTAL PROPOSITIONS | 72 |
6 ENERGIZING EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE | 86 |
7 AWARENESS OF INCONSISTENT COGNITIONS | 98 |
8 REGRET AND OTHER SEQUENTIAL PROCESSES | 106 |
12 SELECTIVE EXPOSURE | 170 |
13 INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES | 191 |
14 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 220 |
15 RELATED THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS | 239 |
16 ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS OF DISSONANCE PHENOMENA | 260 |
17 APPLICATIONS | 288 |
18 PERSPECTIVES | 314 |
REFERENCES | 323 |
9 MODES OF RESPONSE TO DISSONANCE | 124 |
10 MOTIVATIONAL EFFECTS OF DISSONANCE | 140 |
11 RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION AND RELATED EFFECTS | 160 |
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