PSY 2110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Impression Management, Social Loafing, Inclusive Fitness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2110
• Professor: Patrice Karn

Document Summary

Cognitive dissonance theory: model proposed by leon festinger, which states that awareness of consonant cognitions makes us feel good, whereas awareness of dissonant conditions makes us feel bad. Further, the unpleasant feelings produced by dissonant cognitions motivate us to do something to change our state. Consonant cognitions: beliefs that are consistent/compatible with one another. Dissonant cognitions: beliefs that are inconsistent or logically discrepant with one another (ie. i smoke & smoking causes cancer ) Induced compliance paradigm: research methodology used to test dissonance theory that arouses dissonance by getting people to engage in counter-attitudinal behaviour. In this paradigm, participants are induced to comply with an experimenter"s request that they behave in a way that is inconsistent with their attitude. Effort justification paradigm: research methodology used to test dissonance theory that arouses dissonance by getting people to invest time/energy to achieve a goal that may not be worthwhile (wasted effort/money)