CHANGES IN LIKING AS A MEANS OF REDUCING COGNITIVE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SELF-ESTEEM AND AGGRESSION.
@article{Glass1964CHANGESIL,
title={CHANGES IN LIKING AS A MEANS OF REDUCING COGNITIVE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SELF-ESTEEM AND AGGRESSION.},
author={David C. Glass},
journal={Journal of personality},
year={1964},
volume={32},
pages={
531-49
}
}Festmger's theory of cogmtive dissonance (1957) states that two cogmtions are m a dissonant relation if, considenng these two alone, they are psychologically inconsistent or contradictory The existence of dissonance motivates the mdividual to reduce dissonance by engagmg m cognitive changes, behavior changes, etc This theory has led to a considerable amount of research on the consequences of behaving m ways which are discrepant with prior behefs ( eg , Cohen, Brehm, & Flemmg, 1958, Festmger…
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