UA cloudflare authentication

 

The effect of verb aspect on cognitive dissonance and social influence

Simple item page
dc.contributorGable, Philip A.
dc.contributorBissell, Kimberly L.
dc.contributor.advisorHart, William P.
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Kelly A.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:49:17Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:49:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe present research addresses whether describing a prior decision-making act as ongoing using the imperfective verb aspect (rather than describing it as completed using the perfective verb aspect) influences attitudes toward the decision and tendencies to make similar decisions. In Experiment 1, participants who described their prior decision-making act using the perfective (vs. imperfective) aspect indicated greater decision satisfaction (i.e., a larger preference for their chosen over the unchosen alternative). In Experiment 2, participants viewed the decision to agree to a small request in the perfective (vs. imperfective) aspect and were then asked a larger, more costly request. Though it was expected that participants who viewed the perfective (vs. imperfective) in their descriptions would demonstrate more compliance, the results suggested verb aspect had no effect on compliance. All told, the present research provides mixed evidence for understanding how subtle language features shapes basic thought processes, but may hold important implications for understanding cognitive dissonance and decision-making processes.en_US
dc.format.extent31 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001318
dc.identifier.otherBurton_alatus_0004M_11393
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1786
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleThe effect of verb aspect on cognitive dissonance and social influenceen_US
dc.typethesis
dc.typetext
etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Psychology
etdms.degree.disciplinePsychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.A.

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
file_1.pdf
Size:
229.1 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations - Department of Psychology