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Cognitive Dissonance As A Potential Mediator Of The Misinformation Effect, Nina S. Jordan
Cognitive Dissonance As A Potential Mediator Of The Misinformation Effect, Nina S. Jordan
Honors Theses
The current study was interested in examining the relationship between cognitive dissonance and susceptibility to misinformation. Participants were exposed to two emotional images; subsequently, they composed a counterattitudinal essay concerned with generating arguments in support of a tuition increase. Participants were either given a set of objective questions concerning the images or a set of misleading questions. All participants were then administered final questionnaires that contained both misleading and non-leading questions. This study hypothesized that participants in the dissonance-induced condition were likely to be more susceptible to the inclusion of misinformation during the final recall task. Findings indicated that participants …
The Effects Of Self-Monitoring & An Audience On Cognitive Dissonance, Elizabeth C. Paul
The Effects Of Self-Monitoring & An Audience On Cognitive Dissonance, Elizabeth C. Paul
Honors Theses
This study investigates the connection between self-monitoring and cognitive dissonance as moderated by the number of people present when projecting counter-attitudinal beliefs. Subjects were asked to complete Snyder’s (1974) Self-Monitoring Scale and write a counter-attitudinal essay about Union College’s academic calendar. Participants in either of the two experimental conditions- sessions run with either three (condition 2) or six (condition 3) participants— were led to believe that their essay could be chosen to be read aloud to the rest of the group. Participants in the control condition were told their essays would remain confidential. Lastly, all participants filled out a campus …