Dissonance reduction and causal explanation in a forced compliance situation

In a free choice forced compliance situation, subjects had to perform a tedious task. Then, just before having to evaluate the task's interest, certain subjects were provided an arbitrary positive feedback regarding their performance, others a negative feedback and others no information at all...

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Published in:European journal of social psychology 1993-01, Vol.23 (1), p.103-107
Main Authors: Beauvois, Jean-Léon, Rainis, Natacha
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Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Causal attributions
Causality
Coercion
Cognitive Dissonance
Compliance
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Radical dissonance theory
Self-perception
Social psychology
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Biological and medical sciences
Causal attributions
Causality
Coercion
Cognitive Dissonance
Compliance
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Radical dissonance theory
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Social psychology
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