Left Frontal Cortical Activation and Spreading of Alternatives: Tests of the Action-Based Model of Dissonance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a   Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Fearn, Meghan ^b   Sigelman, Jonathan D ^b   Johnson, Peter ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

action based model; approach motivation; asymmetrical frontal cortical activity; cognitive dissonance; neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 38649097522     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.1.1     Document Type: Article

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