SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ATTRIBUTION ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS
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cognitive dissonance.
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the power of the situation.
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the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
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role playing.
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the fundamental attribution error.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here are just a few cognitive dissonance examples that you may notice in your own: You want to be healthy, but you don’t exercise regularly or eat a nutritious diet. You feel guilty as a result. You know that smoking (or drinking too much) is harmful to your health, but you do it anyway.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive dissonance is the process by which people detect an inconsistency between cognitions, such as attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. When individuals become aware of an inconsistency between cognitions, they experience a state of psychological discomfort that motivates them to restore consistency.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that one has behaved in a certain way.