Compare and Contrast How Cognitive Dissonance Theory and Self-Perception Theory

question 102

Essay

Compare and contrast how cognitive dissonance theory and self-perception theory would explain the Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)$1/$20 experiment.Given that both theories can explain these results,in which situations is dissonance theory more likely to apply and in what conditions is self-perception theory probably operating?

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