Leon Festinger Cognitive dissonance was first investigated by Leon Festinger, arising out of a participant observation study of a cult which believed that the earth was going to be destroyed by a flood, and what happened to its members – particularly the really committed ones who had given up their homes and jobs to work […]
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The level of accuracy of a lie detector depends on whom you talk to about it. Both sides of the argument have the same research to look at, but they come to very different conclusions. The lie detector test (or polygraph, to give its official name) is a fascinating topic. Did you know that the term “lie detector” is
Psychology, Biology Or Both The term bystander effect refers to the tendency for people to be inactive in high danger situations due to the presence of other bystanders. Thus, people tend to help more when alone than in a group. The implications for this theory have been widely studied by a variety of researchers, but