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forced compliance effect

forced compliance effect

the tendency of a person who has behaved in a way that contradicts his or her attitude to subsequently alter the attitude to be consistent with the behavior. It is one way of reducing cognitive dissonance. Also called induced compliance effect. See also dissonance reduction.

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