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ERIC Number: EJ218414
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jan
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Induced Cognitive Dissonance as a Means of Effecting Changes in School-Related Attitudes.
Steiner, Robert L.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v17 n1 p39-45 Jan 1980
Described is a study designed to effect a change in school-related attitudes (towards science and school lunch) using cognitive dissonance theory. Results support the idea that inducing students to engage in behavior considered desirable by others but not necessarily by the students themselves might change the attitude in question. (CS)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Educational Research, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Videotape Recordings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cognitive Dissonance Theory