An Action-Based Model of Cognitive-Dissonance Processes

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 184-189

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a   Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Levy, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

anterior cingulate cortex; approach motivation; asymmetrical frontal cortical activity; attitudes; cognitive dissonance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930915956     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414566449     Document Type: Article

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