PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cognitive Dissonance, Leon Festinger, Contingency Table
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Mid-sem survey will be posted over reading week (optional) Drafts are due on march 9th on peerscholar. Recommended to aim for n = 100, although varies depending on the study itself. Report as a contingency table - use excel worksheet provided on portal. This automatically reports the chi-square value and p-value if done correctly. Template given on today"s slides for significant and insignificant results. Report the exact value of p instead of stating that it is less than the given value. Similarity: people prefer harmony, balance, consistency, consonance between cognitions and our behaviours, attitudes, beliefs. X = something (anything - object, another person, etc) The signs dictate ones attitude to the object or something. Example: you disagree with a certain person, putting a negative attitude to the other Find a piece of news article that you agree with, putting a positive attitude to the.
