Essays about: "dissonance reduction"
Found 3 essays containing the words dissonance reduction.
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1. Protecting animals, until dinner? Investigating the existence of Meat-Related Cognitive Dissonance among veterinary students in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : 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
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2. “I don’t ask myself that question. Maybe because I don’t want to know the answer.” A Qualitative Study on Sugar Daters’ Cognitive Dissonance
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbeteAbstract : Cognitive dissonance refers to a state of internal conflict, arising when two or more cognitions are inconsistent with each other. The state brings about an urge to reach consonance - and to do so, different reduction strategies can be utilized. READ MORE
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3. Political bias in hiring : people consider political opponents as less hireable than others without weighting criteria to justify why
University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildningAbstract : Previous studies have shown that characteristics like gender and ethnicity can affect the possibility to be hired. Decisions in hiring may also be justified by weighting the importance of hiring criteria and can thus seem unbiased. READ MORE