Reduction of cognitive dissonance by seeking consonant information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3935378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Stacy Adams, Adams Js (Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-78 |
| Publication date | 1961-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-851X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0047029 |
| PMID | 13681405 |
| OpenAlex | W2120945871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 5 |
“An experiment was conducted to test two hypotheses about the reduction of cognitive dissonance by seeking information. The hypotheses were: (a) a person in whom dissonance has been produced by exposure to a communication advocating an opinion contrary to the person's is more likely to seek informat
Cognition · Cognitive dissonance · Cognitive psychology · Consonant · Linguistics · Self-perception theory · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Approaching Opponents and Leaving Supporters
Social reinforcement in attitude change
Cognitive dissonance, sensitivity, and evaluation
Some problems in dissonance theory research on information selectivity
Commitment to exposure as a determinant of information receptivity
Tolerance for unambiguous feedback
Preference for dissonant information
On the perpetuation of ignorance
The 1964 presidential election and curves of information seeking and avoiding
The relationship of attitude and credibility to comprehension and selective exposure
Selective Exposure and Dissonance After Decisions
Explorations in cognitive dissonance.
Selective Exposure to Cable News and Immigration in the U.S.
Selection and Transmission Processes for Information in the Emerging Media Environment
Reflecting on Six Decades of Selective Exposure Research
Mitigating Selective Exposure to Information via Accuracy and Defense Focused Messages
Information Avoidance
The Process of Online Keyword Activism in Political Figure’s Crisis
Selective exposure bias predicts views on diversity over time
Ethical dissonance in environmental advertising
The Effect of Mismanagement of Poor Performers on Their Coworkers’ Turnover Intentions
Craving Activity and Losing Objectivity
Media Dissociation, Internet Use, and Antiwar Political Participation
Consumers’ avoidance of information on red meat risks
Who Taught Me That? Repurposed News, Blog Structure, and Source Identification
Causes and Consequences of Selective Exposure Among Political Blog Readers
Selective Exposure
Receptivity to supportive versus nonsupportive communications
A trans-paradigm theoretical synthesis of cognitive dissonance theory
A cross cultural meat paradox
Technical Information and Policy Choice
Psychological antecedents of consistency in applying traits
Expectation violation and cognitive dissonance theory
How Party Affiliation Conditions the Experience of Dissonance and Explains Polarization and Selective Exposure
Cognitive Dissonance and Communication Preferences
Toward a real test of dissonance theory
Communication discrepancy and intent to persuade as determinants of counterargument production
Media Use and Political Predispositions
Attitude Importance and the Accumulation of Attitude-Relevant Knowledge in Memory
| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 1961 - 2026 (66) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |