new-look theory

a version of cognitive dissonance theory postulating that cognitive dissonance is a result of behavior that causes aversive consequences. The dissonance occurs when a person assumes responsibility for these consequences and experiences physiological arousal that he or she perceives to be negative and a result of the consequences. [originally proposed by U.S. psychologists Joel Cooper (1943– ) and Russell H. Fazio (1952– )]

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April 27th 2024

Society of Experimental Social Psychology

a scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of social psychology. It publishes the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.