Cognitive Dissonance
In the Beginning
Criticism Propels the Theory Forward
The Motivational Property of Dissonance
Dissonance is not what it used to be
The New Look Model of Dissonance
The Self-Standards Model and the Emergence of the Self in
Dissonance Theory
Vicarious Cognitive Dissonance
Experiencing Dissonance Through The Actions of Another
Culture, Race and Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive Dissonance in Today′s World
Joel Cooper received his B.A. from the City College of New York in 1965 and a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1969. He joined the psychology department faculty at Princeton University in 1969, attaining the rank of full professor in 1978. Professor Cooper's major research focus is on attitudes and attitude change, particularly as they relate to the process of cognitive dissonance. His recent work examines vicarious experiences of dissonance (i.e., feeling dissonance due to the inconsistent behavior of others) and the role of the self in dissonance arousal. Two other areas of active interest are (1) the effect of expert testimony in courts of law, and (2) gender differences in the effectiveness of information technology, particularly among school children.
Cooper (Princeton) does a superb job summarizing research on the
concept of cognitive dissonance since it was first elucidated by
Leon Festinger in the 1950s...Cooper brings a much-needed
historical perspective to cognitive dissonance, and he peppers his
discussion with interesting personal anecdotes. Political
analysts as well as psychologists will be interested in the
specific conditions that elicit cognitive dissonance."
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*D.J. Winchester*
This book is fun to read!...Cooper takes care to delineate those
studies that were particularly important in their purpose,
particularly clever in their design, and most groundbreaking in
their results. He makes a gripping story of the inception and
march of progress in what could have been simply a long series of
interesting research projects. In doing so, he made me
nostalgic for a time when the field of psychology was alive with
excitement and overrun with research topics that actually made
sense to those outside a narrow specialty and that meant something
to the citizenry." —Alan Cheney, PSYCCRITIQUES
*PSYCCRITIQUES*
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