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Buying Happiness | Cognitive Dissonance

2018-12-09

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Corporations use sneaky marketing tactics and psychology to get you to buy more things. But you can also harness this power during the holidays... and any other time.

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Festinger, L., & Carlsmith, J. M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58(2), 203-210. doi:10.1037/h0041593

https://faculty.washington.edu/jdb/345/345%20Articles/Festinger%20&%20Carlsmith.pdf

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A Lesson In Cognitive Dissonance - https://youtu.be/korGK0yGIDo

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