Extending Psychological Frontiers: Selected Works of Leon Festinger - Couverture rigide

Festinger, Leon

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ISBN 10 : 0871542757 ISBN 13 : 9780871542755

Editeur : Russell Sage Foundation, 1990

Synopsis

Leon Festinger's forty-year scrutiny of that "curious animal, the modern human being" fundamentally transformed psychological thinking and shaped an entire scientific field, that of social psychology. The twenty-four papers brought together for the first time in Extending Psychological Frontiers encompass the classic contributions and critical turning points of Festinger's long career. Spanning the post-war decades, this unprecedented volume reveals the full scope, diversity, and import of Festinger's work. Its thematic arrangement clarifies the complex network of problems that preoccupied Festinger and the unique imaginative style that characterized his intellect. Whether examining the voting behavior of Catholics and Jews, the meaning of minute eye movements, the decisions of maze-running rats, or the proselytizing behavior of cultists, Festinger consistently transcended the traditional bounds of the discipline. His theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes how people attempt to resolve the tensions that result when they hold simultaneously two inconsistent beliefs, challenged preexisting psychological theories and produced more important ideas and experimentation than any other development in social psychology. Major writings on group dynamics, decision making, and perceptual processes further underscore the impact of Festinger's research not only on psychology, but also on a wide range of intellectual fronts, from literary theory to ethnology and from historical studies to contemporary political analysis. Extending Psychological Frontiers is an invaluable resource, providing a comprehensive and coherent picture of an extraordinary body of work.

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À propos de l?auteur

STANLEY SCHACHTER is Robert Johnson Niven Professor of Social Psychology at Columbia University. MICHAEL S. GAZZANIGA is Andrew W. Thomson, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry at the Dartmouth Medical School.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Russell Sage Foundation
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0871542757
• ISBN 13: 9780871542755
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Éditeur: Schachter Stanley, Gazzaniga Michael S.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible