PSYC 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cognitive Dissonance
24 Feb 2012
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50% of participants in each condition ate it. unpleasant experimenter produced more favourable ratings > pleasant. Example of cognitive dissonance theory also public recognition dissonance appears in normal conversation. States that awareness of consonant cognitions makes us feel good, whereas awareness of dissonant cognitions makes us feel bad. Further the unpleasant feelings produced by dissonant cognitions motivate us to do something to change our state. Feeling bad about irrational behaviour: the arousal of dissonance. Cognitive dissonance: proposed by leon festinger y y y y y. Cognition as a belief or piece of knowledge logically connected either pos/neg. Consequence of fit or consistency between different cognitions in minds. Thousands of cognitions stored in people s memories, but will be aware of only a small number at any one time. Dissonant cognitions: inconsistent with one another/ logically discrepant; they imply that the other is wrong or bad y y y.
