Cognitive dissonance

cognition, emotion and motivation that most interests you. Integrate a discussion of how you see your research findings as significant to your clinical work or the field of psychology in general. Cognitive Dissonance Psychologist Leon Festinger will be remembered for his theory of cognitive dissonance. His theory and research centered on the subjective feeling of tension or discomfort that occurs when a person’s beliefs do not match their behaviors. People search for homeostasis, or…

To do the analyze of the movie Good Will Hunting though the theory Cognitive Dissonance it required a review of literature with previous research about the topic that support this study. Following is the literature review that examined the variety of studies previously done by scholars in the area about Cognitive Dissonance. Leon Festinger is the founder of this theory and will be introduced as he is the primary source, following is a subtitle of research other scholars has done within this…

Leon Festinger’s (1957) cognitive dissonance theory holds that people seek to reduce inharmonious cognitions. Like dissonant notes in music, these inconsistent thoughts are very grating to the individual. Measures must be taken to alleviate the tension brought on by the inconsistency. The intensity of the dissonance depends on the ratio between dissonant cognitions. The desire to relieve that pressure will intensify as the gap becomes wider. Cognitive dissonance reduction methods include:…

Provide an example of cognitive dissonance from your own life. There have been many situations in my life that falls under the theory of cognitive dissonance, but I will narrow my example down to when I use to smoke marijuana. A cognitive dissonance is the discomfort that is caused when two cognitions (beliefs, attitudes) conflict, or when our behavior conflicts with our attitudes (Aronson, Wilson, Akert, Sommers, 2013, p.158). For some people smoking marijuana not produce discomfort, but for me…

Festinger developed a cognitive dissonance theory that exclaimed people feel uncomfortable with inconsistency in their actions and morals and will work to either alter their actions or their opinions to reconcile this dissatisfaction. Avoiding scenarios that exacerbate these feelings is a tactic used to reduce dissonance. Many factors influence how much power this dissonance has over someone. I will be addressing cognitive dissonance and critical thinking issues related to racism and police…

defines Cognitive Dissonance as: “psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously” (Merriam-Webster). I feel that this can have a large impact on the quality of people working for a company. Some people will be able to adapt to the conflict they experience by the change of thoughts on a topic or change of one behavior. Also one may add some type of justification to be able to except the situation of conflict. Regardless when cognitive dissonance is…

Graduate Student Extra Paper: Cognitive Dissonance Theory Cognitive dissonance is a state that a person may enter when their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not aligned with each other. This inconsistency causes dissonance, which is unwanted, so a person can be motivated to remove if the dissonance becomes too strong. To feel this dissonance, a person will need to feel responsible for their actions and the consequences of their actions. These consequences need to be aversive, irrevocable,…

Cognitive theories have a multitude of sub-theories that typically explore motivation, decision making and other internal processes. Some of these sub theories include Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, Theories of Intelligence and Cognitive Dissonance Theory. (Cherry, "Psychology Theories (Cognitive, Behavioral & More)”). While all of these theories cover different aspects of an individual’s cognition, Cognitive Dissonance is a theory that underscore’s many…

Cognitive dissonance has been demonstrated in various ways. At around the 1950s, Leon Festinger came to be the first psychologist to carry out a study on cognitive dissonance. Several other psychologists followed to do research on the theory of cognitive dissonance (Pliakou, 2014). Festinger is remembered for his outstanding works that include books and experiments. His work has been useful to the human race especially through enlightening on the effective ways that are required to decrease…

Introduction This study was designed to test the theory of cognitive dissonance. To see the cognitive dissonance it is the uncomfortable mental tension experienced according an individual holds conflicting ideas or actions simultaneously. (JAMES & Leon , 1957) If cognitive dissonance is effect than will got difference. After all of references in this case hypothesis may set for test the theory of cognitive dissonance will affected those student attitude and beliefs and make sure that this theory…