cognitive dissonance

Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary: Post Traumatic Slave Disorder: explain the role of cognitive dissonance during slavery as described by Dr. DeGruy.

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Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary: Post Traumatic Slave Disorder While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed. Slavery produced centuries of physical, psychological and spiritual injury. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing lays the … Read more

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: define the meaning of cognitive dissonance.give an example of cognitive dissonance and how an individual might resolve this.

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Answer the following question(s) thoroughly in paragraph/essay format. Describe the two general types of attributions people use to explain the behavior of themselves and others, and discuss key concepts in attribution theory, such as the fundamental attribution error, the self-serving bias, and the just-world hypothesis. Compare and contrast situational influences and dispositional influences … Read more