ABSTRACT

Published in 1976, Perspectives on Cognitive Dissonance is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Psychology.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction to the Theory

chapter 2|14 pages

Commitment

chapter 3|26 pages

Choice

chapter 4|21 pages

Foreseeability and Responsibility

chapter 5|14 pages

Evidence on Fundamental Propositions

chapter 7|8 pages

Awareness of Inconsistent Cognitions

chapter 8|18 pages

Regret and Other Sequential Processes

chapter 9|16 pages

Modes of Response to Dissonance

chapter 10|20 pages

Motivational Effects of Dissonance

chapter 11|10 pages

Resistance to Extinction and Related Effects

chapter 12|21 pages

Selective Exposure

chapter 13|29 pages

Interpersonal Processes

chapter 14|19 pages

Individual Differences

chapter 15|21 pages

Related Theoretical Developments

chapter 17|26 pages

Applications

chapter 18|9 pages

Perspectives