Cognitive consistency: a fundamental principle in social cognition

By Bertram Gawronski, F. Strack. 2012

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baCk To The fUTUre of DissonanCe Theory: CogniTive ConsisTenCy as a Core moTive (2012, background): “If cognitive consistency is interpreted in a relatively broad manner, it is possible to subsume a large set of constructs and phenomena under this label (for reviews, see Gawronski & Strack, 2012; Proulx, Inzlicht, & Harmon-Jones, 2012).”
Meaning in Life as Comprehension, Purpose, and Mattering: Toward Integration and New Research Questions (2016, background): “According to this view, cognitive consistency is a core human motive: People strive to have consistency among their beliefs and propositions (Gawronski, 2012; Gawronski & Strack, 2012).”
With malice toward none and charity for some: ingroup favoritism enables discrimination. (2014, unknown): “Although consistency theories themselves declined in the 1970s, they have recently experienced a resurgence (cf. Gawronski & Strack, 2012).”
Intergroup Perception and Cognition: An Integrative Framework for Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Social Categorization (2017, background): “Much like classic consistency theories in social psychology (Festinger, 1957; Gawronski & Strack, 2012), this model proposes that identities, attitudes, and self-esteem coordinate to maintain affective–cognitive consistency and that the interrelations among these constructs constrain each other.”
Why conspiracy theories matter: A social psychological analysis (2018, background): “However, social psychological research shows that while belief consistency is an important motivation (Gawronski & Strack, 2012), it is not always overriding, and people do hold contradictory positions (Adorno, Frenkel-Brunswik, Levinson, & Sanford, 1950; Billig, 1996).”
Cognitive Consistency Theory in Social Psychology: A Paradigm Reconsidered (2018, background): “…than six decades, the topic of cognitive consistency has captivated social and cognitive psychologists like few others (cf. Abelson et al., 1968; Gawronski & Strack, 2012); our fascination likely stemmed from the presumption of a universal human need for consistency, the frustration of which…”
Math achievement, stereotypes, and math self-concepts among elementary-school students in Singapore (2015, background): “The general idea is that the child and adult usually tend towards a state of psychological equilibrium and minimize dissonance (Festinger, 1957; Gawronski & Strack, 2012; Greenwald et al., 2002; Heider, 1946)da process related to what Piaget called psychological " equilibration " in human…”
Novel Multidimensional Models of Opinion Dynamics in Social Networks (2015, background): “process of the human brain, enabling an individual to develop a “coherent” system of attitudes and beliefs [45], [46].”
Making the Truth Stick & the Myths Fade: Lessons from Cognitive Psychology (2016, background): “Moreover, information that is inconsistent with one’s beliefs produces a negative affective response, as shown in research on cognitive consistency since the 1950s.(26,27) Either of these experiences can signal that something does not feel right, which may prompt more critical thought and analysis.”