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Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance. Area of Interest Nikki Crabtree and Hana van Pelt. Cognitive Dissonance. General Overview : The more important the issue ( Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009 ) Tension motivates ( Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009) Coping strategies

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Cognitive Dissonance

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  1. Cognitive Dissonance Area of Interest Nikki Crabtree and Hana van Pelt

  2. Cognitive Dissonance • General Overview: • The more important the issue • (Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009) • Tension motivates • (Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009) • Coping strategies • (Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009) • Degrees of • (Grohol, J. M., 2008) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQW9I02nz74 (0:16-0:37) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP-B1tgWfJU (0:17-0:44)

  3. Musical dissonance • Considered “unstable” or “unpleasant” sounding • Conflicting ideas create dissonance: Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9D20MDqvg 20 sec.

  4. Situations that create cognitive dissonance Choosing between 2 equally attractive options- The greater the difficulty involved in reversing the decision once it’s been made-

  5. Dating and Aggression • Link found (Schumacher, J.A., Slep Smith, A. M., 2004) • Choices of the abuser (Schumacher, J.A., Slep Smith, A. M., 2004) • If the violence is not addressed (Schumacher, J.A., Slep Smith, A. M., 2004) • Victim experiences dissonance (Bein, 2008, p. 40)

  6. Homelessness • Myth of Choice • Homelessness and the American Dream (Allison, 2007)

  7. Alcoholism The ways alcoholics reduce their cognitive dissonance- • Optimistic Bias (wedorecover.com) • Denial (wedorecover.com) • Strategies (wedorecover.com)

  8. Smoking • Smokers claims (wedorecovre.com) • Strategies to reduce dissonance (wedorecovre.com) • Optimistic Bias (wedorecovre.com) • Change the importance (wedorecovre.com) • Self-esteem implications (wedorecovre.com) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IwJvJPl9o

  9. Self-awareness Result of increasing self-awareness (Goukens, C., Dewitte, S., Warlup, L., 2009) Human Services Standard 20 Council for Standards in Human Service Education(CSHSE, 2010)

  10. References • Allison, T. (2007). Confronting the myth of choice: Homelessness and Jones v. city of Los  Angeles. Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 42(1) 253-258. http://www.ebscohost.com • Azexperiment. (2008, March 10). CAUTION: Atonal Improv DISSONANT SOUNDS – weird music science [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9D20MDqvg. • Carkenord, D. M., & Bullington, J. (1993). Bringing cognitive dissonance to the classroom. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 41-43. • Cognitive Dissonance. (n.d.) Drug rehab: Cognitive dissonance in addictions treatment programs n.d. Retrieved from http:// wedorecover.com/treatment/drug-rehab-cognitive-dissonance- addictions-treatment-programs.html • Cognitive Dissonance. (n.d.) In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia online. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

  11. References • Festinger, L. & Carlsmith, J.M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203-210. Retrieved from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Festinger/ • Goukens, C., Dewitte, S., Warlop, L. (2009). Me, myself, and my choices: The influence of private self-awareness on choice. Journal of Marketing Research. 76, 682-692. DOI:10.1509/jmkr. 46.5.682 • Griffin, E. (2009). Cognitive dissonance theory. A first look at communication theory. Retrieved from http://www.afirstlook.com/ main.cfm/book • Grohol, J. M. (2008). Fighting cd and the lies we tell ourselves. Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/10/19/ fighting-cognitive-dissonance-the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/

  12. References • Kscott241117. (2009, March 13). Smoking-Cognitive Dissonance [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IwJvJPl9o • Netwriter. (2008, April 5). Cognitive Dissonance [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP-B1tgWfJU • Pictures from Google Images • Schumacher, J. A., Slep Smith, A. M. (2004) Attitudes and dating aggression: A cognitive dissonance approach.Preventive Science. 5(4). 321-243. doi:10.1023/B:PREV. 0000045357.19100.77 • TheStoryChest. (2010, January 24). Aesop’s Fable ‘Sour Grapes’ [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAQW9I02nz74

  13. Thank you!Hana & Nikki

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