Cognitive dissonance: effects of perceived choice on attitude change

Author

Jessica C. Miklosovic, Westminster College

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

15

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 16-26

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2010

Abstract

The hypothesis that greater perceived choice would induce attitude change as a method of cognitive dissonance reduction was investigated in a between-groups design. Twenty first and second year students at an undergraduate college were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: high-choice and no-choice. Participants in the high-choice condition were predicted to evaluate the possibility of a 10% tuition increase at an undergraduate college more favorably than participants in the no-choice condition upon writing essays in favor of a possible tuition increase. A one-way analysis of variance yielded results supporting the hypothesis that greater perceived choice induces attitude change as a method of dissonance reduction. The results are congruent with previous research on this topic.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

11 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 15 no. 2 2010

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Miklosovic, Jessica C. (2010) "Cognitive dissonance: effects of perceived choice on attitude change," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 15: No. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol15/iss2/3