Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes‚ beliefs or behaviors. This situation produces a feeling of discomfort or dissonance leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes‚ beliefs or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance etc. For example‚ when someone is forced to do something publicly that they privately really don’t want to do‚ dissonance is created between their cognition (I didn’t want to do this) and their behavior (I did it). The term
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Cognitive dissonance is a cognitive-behavioral theory of communication that insists that people are motivated to seek consonance if they are faced with conflicting cognitions. To understand this better‚ I will first define cognition as any belief‚ opinion‚ attitude‚ perception‚ or piece of knowledge about anything – about other persons‚ objects‚ issues‚ or oneself (Kowol) and dissonance is an inconsistency or conflict. Avoiding dissonance is just as important as needs such as safety or hunger so
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Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles Cognitive styles describe how the individual acquires knowledge (cognition) and processes information (conceptualization). Cognitive styles are related to mental behaviors which individuals apply habitually when they are solving problems. In general‚ they affect the way in which information is obtained‚ sorted‚ and utilized. Cognitive style is usually described as a stable and persistent personality dimension which influences attitudes‚ values‚ and social
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information with one another. The two fundamental network models are peer-to-peer and the client/server network. In this essay‚ I will touch on the major differences between the two models as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. There are major differences between the peer-to-peer and client/server network models. One major difference is the fact that a peer-to-peer network has no central server. Within a peer-to-peer network all of the computers are interconnected and can communicate
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human interaction with the social world as it currently is? This assignment will explore current research and explore the relevance and validity when considering the question of human interaction with the self and others. Firstly‚ research in cognitive psychology explores the ways in which mental shortcuts enable us to interact
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Peer Events Management Head: Saadaan Peerzada Brief Introduction: A leading event management company of Pakistan‚ Peer Events Management has promoted the products of numerous top Multi-National Companies through non-media communication across Pakistan. Peer Events Management’s creative approach is complemented by the largest inventory of sound and light equipment and trained personnel. We have solid experience in organizing diverse commercial events like product launches and re-launches‚
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Cognitive mapping What is cognitive mapping? A cognitive map is a type of mental representation which serves an individual to acquire code‚ store‚ recall‚ and decode information about the relative locations and attributes of phenomena in their everyday or metaphorical spatial environment. It is the means through which people process their environment‚ solve problems and use memory. This concept was introduced by Edward Tolman in 1948. Cognitive maps have been studied in various fields‚ such
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examining the nature of peer pressure perceive by adolescent‚ Brown‚ B.Bradford‚ et al (1896)‚states that 373 students in grades 7-12 were asked to indicate‚ on a 12-item index‚ the degree and direction of peer pressures they perceived from friends and acquaintances‚ and to describe their personal attitudes and behavior in areas corresponding to index items. Analyses revealed that peers were seen as encouraging misconduct less than other types of behavior. Females reported stronger peer pressure than males
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Cognitive Psychology What is Psychology‚ one might ask. According to Douglas Bernstein’s The Essentials of Psychology‚ Psychology is the science that seeks to understand behavior and mental processes and to apply that understanding in the service of human welfare. Psychology also has different types of sub fields‚ that can overlap. A sub field that I find very interesting is cognitive psychology. Cognitive psychology is a very interesting sub field of psychology. Cognitive psychology is the
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Assessing Learning Peer and Self Assessment Peer Assessment One of the ways in which students internalize the characteristics of quality work is by evaluating the work of their peers. However‚ if they are to offer helpful feedback‚ students must have a clear understanding of what they are to look for in their peers’ work. The instructor must explain expectations clearly to them before they begin. One way to make sure students understand this type of evaluation is to give students a practice
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