Festinger's Theory

Number of Pages 8

There have been many important contributions to social psychology. Many scholars state that the most important theory in the field came from Leon Festinger and his cognitive dissonance theory in the 1950s. This essay explains the theory and what causes dissonance. It identifies how people reduce that dissonance. Results of research studies are included. There are seven sources used in this eight page paper.


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