PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Cognitive Dissonance

• School: U of M
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 111
• Professor: Marion Perlmutter

Document Summary

Original author(s): festinger, l & carlsmith, j. m. Original title: cognitive consequences of forced compliance . Original place of publication: journal of abnormal and social psychology: questions addressed in original study: (list the 2 5 most important questions addressed in the original study) How does lying impact the personal disposition of the liar: findings of original study: (list the 2 5 most important findings of the original study) The larger the pressure used to elicit the overt behavior, the weaker will be the tendency to change his opinion to bring it into correspondence with what he has previously said or done. The participants paid for lying were the ones who later reported liking the tasks more compared to those who were paid and those who did not lie. Persuasion and cognitive dissonance are fundamental processes are responsible for changes in our opinions and attitudes.