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Strategies For Change: Behavior Change Using Self Talk, Kaitlyn Chamberlain
Strategies For Change: Behavior Change Using Self Talk, Kaitlyn Chamberlain
Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)
Speaker shares how self-talk can help improve our ability to meet our goals.
Dissonance Reduction In Nonhuman Animals: Implications For Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Cindy Harmon-Jones, Nick Haslam, Brock Bastian
Dissonance Reduction In Nonhuman Animals: Implications For Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Cindy Harmon-Jones, Nick Haslam, Brock Bastian
Animal Sentience
We review the evidence for dissonance reduction in nonhuman animals and examine the alternative explanations for these effects. If nonhuman animals engage in dissonance reduction, this supports the original theory as proposed by Festinger (1957) over the revisions to the theory that focused on the self-concept. Evidence of animal sentience, including dissonance reduction, may be a source of cognitive dissonance.