Feeling The Anguish Of Others: A Theory Of Vicarious Dissonance

摘要: Fifty years ago, Leon Festinger introduced a new concept into the language of social psychology. In his A Theory Cognitive Dissonance, (1957) explained that two elements knowledge are discrepant with each other could cause state arousal he called cognitive dissonance. experienced as an unpleasant and uncomfortable tension akin to drive, needs be reduced. An individual who is in such motivated add, subtract, or otherwise alter her cognitions order rid feeling From these basic propositions, theory has spawned controversy, support, ample share criticism. Over decades, culmination thousands empirical studies theoretical refinements testimony impact significance dissonance on agents actors.