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
(Festinger as cited in Griffin, 2009)
•Degrees of
(Grohol, J. M., 2008)
•
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP-B1tgWfJU (0:17-0:44)
•
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQW9I02nz74 (0:16-0:37)
Music
•Musical dissonance
•Considered “unstable” or “unpleasant” sounding
•Conflicting ideas create dissonance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9D20MDqvg 20 sec.
Situations that create cognitive
dissonance
The greater the difficulty
involved in reversing the
decision once it’s been
made-
Choosing between 2 equally attractive
options-
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)
Homelessness
• Myth of Choice
• Homelessness and the American Dream
(Allison, 2007)
Alcoholism
The ways alcoholics reduce their cognitive dissonance• Optimistic Bias
(wedorecover.com)
• Denial
(wedorecover.com)
• Strategies
(wedorecover.com)
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
Self-awareness
• Result of increasing selfawareness
(Goukens, C., Dewitte, S., Warlup, L., 2009)
• Human Services Standard 20
Council for Standards in Human Service
Education (CSHSE, 2010)
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-dissonanceaddictions-treatment-programs.html
• Cognitive Dissonance. (n.d.) In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia online.
Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
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/
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
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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
Thank you!
Hana & Nikki