PSYC 360 Lecture 7: Social psych - 21 feb notes
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Many thoughts are consonant (consistent) with having told a lie. E. g. , it is important not to cause pain on a friend. Believing it is important not to cause pain to people you like provides ample external justification for having told a lie. External justification a reason or an explanation for dissonant personal behavior that resides outside the individual, e. g. , in order to receive a large reward or avoid a severe punishment. Internal justification (look to if we do not have an obvious external justification) the reduction of dissonance by changing something about oneself, e. g. , one"s attitude or behavior. If there is insufficient external justification for counterattitudinal advocacy, the attempt to reduce dissonance may result in attitude change. Festinger and carlsmith (1958) amount of external and internal justification. Cover story the effect of interest instructions on performance on a boring task.
