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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Psychology term of the day

February 23rd 2025

internal frustration

in classical psychoanalytic theory, denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors (e.g., the superego), as opposed to external factors.