Festinger’s experiment PSY 108 PSY108- Snhu

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Festinger’s experiment PSY 108 PSY108- Snhu

Festinger & Carlsmith’s StudyEvery individual has his or her own way of evaluating their own selves and usually, this is done by comparing themselves to others. This is manifested in the phenomenon called cognitive dissonance. This is further explained in Leon Festinger and James Carlsmith’s study in 1954. Cognitive dissonance is one form of social comparison. The Social Comparison Theory was originally proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. According to the social psychologist, the social comparison theory is the idea that there is a drive within individuals to search for outside images in order to evaluate their own opinions and abilities. The said images can be a reference to physical reality or in comparison to other people. In the process, people look at the images portrayed by others as something obtainable and realistic, and subsequently, make comparisons among themselves, others, and the idealized images. Generally speaking, the social comparison theory explains how individuals evaluate their opinion and desires by comparing themselves to others. The SampleLeon Festinger and James Carlsmith conducted a study on cognitive dissonance investigating the cognitive consequences of forced compliance. In the study, undergraduate students of Introductory Psychology at Stanford University were asked to take part in a series of experiments.

Festinger’s experiment PSY 108 PSY108- Snhu

It was explained to them that the Department of Psychology is conducting the study and they are therefore required to serve in the experiments. They were told that the study aims to evaluate these experiments to help them improve these in the future. The students will be interviewed after participating in the experiment and were encouraged to be completely honest in these interviews Additionally, it highlights that children are more prone to mental health problems than parents for their cognitive ability has not developed to understand traumatic events like Hurricane Andrew. Moreover, the article identifies the emotional side effects of the hurricane on responders and highlights a guideline for psychologists interested in addressing the psychological needs of natural disasters. The recommended guide provides the mental health professionals with the steps to take to enable them to cater to both the physical and emotional needs of the victims.

Festinger’s experiment PSY 108 PSY108- Snhu

This article is relevant to my study for it establishes the psychological effects of hurricanes on both adults and children. It establishes that children are more psychologically affected by hurricanes and therefore device psychological tools such as drawing, playing friendly games, and puppets to help them cope with the mental distress of hurricanes. It also offers counseling advice to parents to enable them to deal with emotional grief as a result of the loss, guilt, insecurity, and anger brought by the traumatic loss due to the hurricane, thus enabling parents to peacefully attend to their needy children. The article also acknowledges the psychological impact that hurricanes have on responders and the need to have them counsel which is important to my study.

Festinger’s experiment PSY 108 PSY108- Snhu

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