Dissonance arousal and persistence in attitude change

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Sénémeaud, Cécile ^a   Somat, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

Author keywords

Induced compliance; Long term effects of cognitive dissonance; Persistence in attitude change

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749085612     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.68.1.25     Document Type: Article

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