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Beliefs can be modified through cognitive dissonance and targeted persuasive messaging
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Is it true that beliefs can be modified through cognitive dissonance and targeted persuasive messaging?
Yes. Extensive psychological literature and empirical studies support the claim that beliefs can be altered through cognitive dissonance and targeted persuasive messaging.
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Wikipedia: Cognitive dissonance. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
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Discusses how dissonance and self-perception theories relate to attitude/belief change.
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OpenAIRE: Sorting through chickens and eggs: A longitudinal examination of the associations between attitudes, norms, and sexual risk behavior.. (2011). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021973
Shows people minimize cognitive dissonance by altering interpretations to fit behavior.
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OpenAIRE: Interplay between different forms of power and meritocratic considerations shapes fairness perceptions. (2022). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15613-9
Evaluates how targeted mental health narratives produce persuasive outcomes on beliefs.
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Johnson, J. M. Q., Sangalang, A., & Park, S. (2021). First-Person, Third-Person, or Bystander? Exploring the Persuasive Influence of Perspective in Mental Health Narratives. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1916658
Examines machine learning prediction of persuasion techniques affecting individuals.
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Braca, A. & Dondio, P. (2023). Persuasive communication systems: a machine learning approach to predict the effect of linguistic styles and persuasion techniques. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsit-07-2022-0166
Demonstrates that targeted persuasive messages successfully modify audience beliefs.
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Keating, D. M. (2018). Extending Efforts to Move Cigarette and e-Cigarette Beliefs: Message Exposure and Belief Structures. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2018.1548670
Presents a theory of persuasive message effects operating via belief cluster modification.
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Keating, D. M. (2023). Persuasive message effects via activated and modified belief clusters: toward a general theory. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqad035
Reviews cognitive dissonance as a state that motivates attitude and belief changes.
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Annu,.. & Dhanda, B. (2020). Cognitive Dissonance, Attitude Change and Ways to Reduce Cognitive Dissonance: A Review Study. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2020/v33i630236
Provides empirical support for cognitive dissonance explaining attitude/belief change after propaganda.
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Auster, D. (1965). Attitude Change and Cognitive Dissonance. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1177/002224376500200409
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