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Cognitive Dissonance: An Introduction

5 Apr 2021 13 minute read 0 comments Maximilian Brichta

The theory of cognitive dissonance, introduced by American social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1957, proved to be pivotal in how we generate research on human behavior (Cooper, 2007; Harmon-Jones & Mills, 1999). Ironically, this groundbreaking theo...