PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Immunosuppressive Drug, Cognitive Ethology, Leon Festinger
23 Jan 2018
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Theory: the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. Leon festinger (1957) and states that when there is a discrepancy between beliefs, actions, or between a belief and an action, we will act to resolve conflict and discrepancies. Cognitive motivation efficacy: take control of your life, eliminate threats or meeting goal maintain attention to interesting or threatening stimuli develop meaning or understanding increase or decrease cognitive dissonance. Solve a problem or make a decision eliminate threat or risk meet individually goals . On the other hand, if one uses antigens as the ues (thus producing an enhanced immune response) the es can produce conditioned enhancement of the immune system as well (ader, 2001). Ader (2001) points out that there does not exist a great deal of information about conditioning of the immune system in h.
