Cognitive dissonance, sensitivity, and evaluation

N. T. Feather

doi:10.1037/h0049383

Cognitive dissonance, sensitivity, and evaluation

N. T. Feather

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Abstract

In a test of dissonance theory the sensitivity of regular smokers to information about smoking and lung cancer was compared to nonsmokers. Smokers were more interested in such information than nonsmokers; but they did not seek out negative evidence about lung cancer and smoking, nor did they reject information about the harmful effects more than nonsmokers. No clear-cut results emerge from the analysis of dissonance reduction in relation to extraversion and neuroticism, though regular smokers were higher in extraversion than nonsmokers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-162
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Volume	66
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0049383
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 1963
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ATTITUDES &
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
DISSONANCE, COGNITIVE, &
EVALUATION, SMOKERS VS. NONSMOKERS
OPINIONS
SENSITIVITY, &
SMOKING, &

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