Cognitive dissonance theory, however, was readily able to explain these results : if the participants could attribute their state of unpleasant arousal to the placebo, they would not have to alter their attitude.
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The cognitive dissonance theory accounts for attitude changes when people's behaviors are inconsistent with their original attitudes which are clear and important to them; meanwhile, the self-perception theory is used when those original attitudes are relatively ambiguous and less important.
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Self-affirmation theory was originally formulated as an alternative motivational explanation for cognitive dissonance theory that threats to the self led to a change in attitudes rather than psychologically inconsistent ideas, and self-affirmational strategies can reduce dissonance as effectively as attitude change.
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Prominent psychologists mentored by Kurt Lewin included Leon Festinger ( 1919 1989 ), who became known for his cognitive dissonance theory ( 1956 ), environmental psychologist Roger Barker, Bluma Zeigarnik, and Morton Deutsch, the founder of modern conflict resolution theory and practice.
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The foundation of this theory is rooted in the cognitive dissonance theory, which asserts that when individuals are confronted with contrasting ideas, certain mental defense mechanisms are activated to produce harmony between new ideas and pre-existing beliefs, which results in cognitive equilibrium.
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Self-perception theory was initially proposed as an alternative to explain the experimental findings of the cognitive dissonance theory, and there were debates as to whether people experience attitude changes as an effort to reduce dissonance or as a result of self-perception processes.
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For instance, according to Singer, cognitive dissonance theory predicts that humans are rationalizing creatures, making it difficult to change their minds on topics ( e . g . charity ) that cause any anxiety unless they are highly motivated to bear it during long contemplation.
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According to cognitive dissonance theory, people are uncomfortable holding inconsistent ideas . ( For example : " I choose to live in a place that drives me nuts . " ) So, they try to reduce the dissonance . ( " Maybe it's not so bad after all . ")
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Based on the fact that the self-perception theory differs from the cognitive dissonance theory in that it does not hold that people experience a " negative drive state " called " dissonance " which they seek to relieve, the following experiment was carried out to compare the two theories under different conditions.
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""'Combatting Cult Mind Control " "'is a non-fiction work by Steven Hassan described as a " Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults . " The author discusses theories of mind control and cults based on the research of Margaret Singer and Robert Lifton as well as the cognitive dissonance theory of Leon Festinger.
