Cognitive dissonance in children: Justification ...
Type de document :
Article dans une revue scientifique
DOI :
PMID :
URL permanente :
Titre :
Cognitive dissonance in children: Justification of effort or contrast?
Auteur(s) :
Alessandri, Jerome [Auteur]
Unité de Recherche en Sciences Cognitives et Affectives [URECA]
Darcheville, Jean Claude [Auteur]
Unité de Recherche en Sciences Cognitives et Affectives [URECA]
Zentall, Thomas R. [Auteur]
University of Kentucky [UK]
Unité de Recherche en Sciences Cognitives et Affectives [URECA]
Darcheville, Jean Claude [Auteur]
Unité de Recherche en Sciences Cognitives et Affectives [URECA]
Zentall, Thomas R. [Auteur]
University of Kentucky [UK]
Titre de la revue :
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Nom court de la revue :
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Numéro :
15
Pagination :
673-677
Éditeur :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date de publication :
2008-06-01
Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :
Test Trial
Contrast Effect
Discriminative Stimulus
Initial Event
Prefer Event
Contrast Effect
Discriminative Stimulus
Initial Event
Prefer Event
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Psychologie
Résumé en anglais : [en]
Justification of effort is a form of cognitive dissonance in which the subjective value of an outcome is directly related to the effort that went into obtaining it. However, it is likely that in social contexts (such as ...
Lire la suite >Justification of effort is a form of cognitive dissonance in which the subjective value of an outcome is directly related to the effort that went into obtaining it. However, it is likely that in social contexts (such as the requirements for joining a group) an inference can be made (perhaps incorrectly) that an outcome that requires greater effort to obtain in fact has greater value. Here we present evidence that a cognitive dissonance effect can be found in children under conditions that offer better control for the social value of the outcome. This effect is quite similar to contrast effects that recently have been studied in animals. We suggest that contrast between the effort required to obtain the outcome and the outcome itself provides a more parsimonious account of this phenomenon and perhaps other related cognitive dissonance phenomena as well. Research will be needed to identify cognitive dissonance processes that are different from contrast effects of this kind. nt]mis|This research was facilitated by a fellowship from the Fulbright Scholar Program and the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council, as well as by a visiting professorship at the University of Lille III for T.R.Z. Preparation of the article was facilitated by National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH 63726 to T.R.Z.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >Justification of effort is a form of cognitive dissonance in which the subjective value of an outcome is directly related to the effort that went into obtaining it. However, it is likely that in social contexts (such as the requirements for joining a group) an inference can be made (perhaps incorrectly) that an outcome that requires greater effort to obtain in fact has greater value. Here we present evidence that a cognitive dissonance effect can be found in children under conditions that offer better control for the social value of the outcome. This effect is quite similar to contrast effects that recently have been studied in animals. We suggest that contrast between the effort required to obtain the outcome and the outcome itself provides a more parsimonious account of this phenomenon and perhaps other related cognitive dissonance phenomena as well. Research will be needed to identify cognitive dissonance processes that are different from contrast effects of this kind. nt]mis|This research was facilitated by a fellowship from the Fulbright Scholar Program and the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council, as well as by a visiting professorship at the University of Lille III for T.R.Z. Preparation of the article was facilitated by National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH 63726 to T.R.Z.Lire moins >
Langue :
Anglais
Comité de lecture :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Établissement(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
Collections :
Date de dépôt :
2020-03-27T13:18:08Z
2020-03-30T09:41:58Z
2020-03-30T09:43:01Z
2020-03-30T09:41:58Z
2020-03-30T09:43:01Z
Fichiers
- Cognitive dissonance in children Justification of effort or contrast?.pdf
- Version éditeur
- Accès restreint
- Accéder au document