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Cognitive dissonanceTask (project management)PsychologyCognitionReduction (mathematics)Cognitive psychologyApplied psychologyElementary cognitive taskSocial psychologyEconomicsNeuroscience
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- article
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- 68
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- 5
- Pages
- 533-539
- Citations
- 120
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Karl E. Weick
(1964).
Reduction of cognitive dissonance through task enhancement and effort expenditure..
Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology
, 68
(5)
, 533-539.
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0047151
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- DOI
- 10.1037/h0047151