Cognitive Dissonance (CH. 16)

3. One of the two things that must clash with an action to create dissonance.
7. The specific thing you seek from others when you are in the middle of "internal tension" following a hard choice.
9. The "gap" between what a person thinks (belief) and what they actually do (action).
11. If this is too high, it becomes the sole reason for the behavior, and no real attitude change happens.
14. The "feeling" described in your notes that arises during post-decision doubt.
17. Your notes mention that dissonance is essentially a basic, primitive need for this.
18. We are ______ to change our behaviors to avoid "icky" feelings.
19. A person justifies eating a box of cookies by thinking, "Well, I spent three hours volunteering at the shelter today, so I'm still a good person."

1. You feel intense dissonance because your decision to skip a group meeting directly caused your team to get a lower grade.
2. Dissonance is harder to reduce if the decision you made is not ______ (you can’t take it back).
4. There have been three major "updates" or ______ to the original theory.
5. The specific negative adjective used to describe the mental state caused by dissonance.
6. The longer you do this between two attractive options, the more post-decision dissonance you will feel.
8. The mental "sweet spot" people strive for where their actions and attitudes are finally in sync.
10. A student only follows news accounts that share their specific political views to avoid feeling "clashed."
12. After buying an expensive car, you immediately feel tension and start asking friends, "Did I make the right choice?"
13. Humans are naturally driven to ______ info that increases their mental discomfort.
15. A student realizes they are a "hypocrite" because they preach honesty but just lied to a professor; this realization forces a change.
16. You want to change a friend's mind, so you offer them a very small, symbolic reward rather than a huge bribe.