Essays about: "cognitive dissonance theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words cognitive dissonance theory.

  1. 1. Littering behaviors and communication: The case of Strängnäs municipality, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Desirée Halvarsson Amberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Cognitive Dissonance; Litter; Pro-Environmental Behaviors; Social Norms; Social Practice Theory;

    Abstract : Consumption of everyday products is an unintentional behavior most individuals act out without thinking of it. These products can end up as litter discarded in nature. Littering is an important field to study in order to achieve a sustainable future. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Perhaps the most important lesson I learned was how closely connected the different forms of inequality are.” : A thematic analysis of the Everyday Sexism Project

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Lauren Foley; [2023]
    Keywords : sexism; everyday sexism; feminism;

    Abstract : This thesis set out to explore how, through a radical feminist lens and using the theory of a continuum of violence by Dr. Liz Kelly, the Everyday Sexism Project community thinks about the issue of everyday sexism, how they view everyday sexism in relation to larger, more severe acts of sexist violence, and whether they see potential for change and/or eradication of the former. READ MORE

  4. 3. Protecting animals, until dinner? Investigating the existence of Meat-Related Cognitive Dissonance among veterinary students in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lydia Soilemezi; [2022]
    Keywords : meat paradox; cognitive dissonance; veterinary students; animal welfare; meat reduction; plant based; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Even though animal farming is one of the leading causes of climate change and more people in the west are raising concerns over animal welfare, meat consumption here is high and expected to rise. This thesis examines the reasoning and tensions that arise when omnivores’ dietary choices clash with their love for animals by studying how the concept of the meat paradox and cognitive dissonance theory can be explained among veterinary students in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Psychological Antecedents of Academic´s Intentions to Participate in Last Chance Tourism: Applying value-belief-norm and cognitive dissonance model

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Joakim Wermelin; [2022]
    Keywords : Last Chance Tourism; LCT; academic´s; intentions; behaviors; sustainability; sustainable traveling; PLS-SEM; PLS; VBN; value-belief-norm; cognitive dissonance; cognitive dissonance theory;

    Abstract : Last chance tourism (LCT) is defined as an endangered place due to climate change which creates motivations for tourists to travel to these places before they vanish. These trips also involve interaction with and observation of rare species that is about to disappear due to climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cognitive Dissonance in the Brain: A Systematic Review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Elin Boklund; [2022]
    Keywords : cognitive dissonance; functional magnetic resonance imaging; anterior cingulate cortex; dorsal anterior cingulate cortex;

    Abstract : Cognitive dissonance is the uncomfortable psychological feeling that arises when something is perceived as contradictory. In 1957, Leon Festinger first developed the theory of cognitive dissonance, which has since continued to be of interest for, among other things, decision-making, moral reasoning, motivation, politics, and science. READ MORE