Testing the Self-Perception Explanation of Dissonance Phenomena
On the Salience of Premanipulation Attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daryl J Bem (Carnegie Mellon University), H Keith Mcconnell (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-31 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0020916 |
| PMID | 5435536 |
| OpenAlex | W1973821127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 136 |
| References cited | 11 |
A controversy has arisen over the simulations used by Bern to support his contention that his self-perception theory accounts for cognitive dissonance phenomena. Specifically, the critics challenge the implication of his analysis that the premanipulation attitudes of subjects in dissonance experiments are not salient in their postmanipulation phenomenology. The present investigation answers this challenge by demonstrating that subjects in a typical forced-compliance experiment are not only unable to recall their premanipulation attitudes correctly, but they actually perceive their postmanipulation attitudes to be identical to their premanipulation attitudes. Accordingly, they do not perceive any attitude change. The epistemological aspects of the interpersonal simulation methodology are also discussed
Cognitive dissonance · Cognitive psychology · Perception · Salience (neuroscience) · Self-justification · Self-perception theory · Social perception · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology
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