Theoretical and experimental evaluation of dissonance processes

An evaluation of Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance (1957) reveals deficiencies in its basic definition and the explanatory power of the "consistency-motivational" postulate. A radically different approach to attitude dynamics is proposed which focussed attention on the proces...

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Main Author: Weinreich, Peter
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1968
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.660121