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A new post on cognitive dissonance
« on: 2004-06-10 05:28:55 »
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I noticed that LenKen has posted an interesting oiginal work of his in the BBS and I thought I should point it out, since we haven't been seeing many of those lately. It deals with the difficulties of changing our minds.

The Cowardice of One’s Convictions:
Cognitive Dissonance Theory in a Nutshell
http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=32;action=display;threadid=30490

Among other things, it touches the issue of peer approval and how people, according to Zimbardo, take the "path of least resistance" when trying to reconcile contradictory beliefs.

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