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an analysis of leon festinger s a theory of cognitive dissonance

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What this book knows

When beliefs and actions clash, the mind bends reality to restore comfort—and that tension drives human behavior.

Sex: Absent
Work: Absent
Learning: Primary
Religion: Absent

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mind-and-cognition

When dissonance is present, the person will actively avoid situations and information which would likely increase the dissonance.
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Festinger developed an interest in studying cognition—the mental processes and abilities associated with knowledge, challenging psychology's dominant theory, behaviorism.
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transformation

Festinger's principles—cognitive inconsistency and the discomfort it aroused—have been applied to psychotherapy, weight loss, and public health.
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self-and-identity

Cognitive dissonance generated excitement and anger—two elements that lead to controversy, new data, and eventually to a synthesis.
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