Do I Know What I’m Doing? Cognitive Dissonance and Action Identification Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Fointiat ◽  
Audrey Pelt
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Action Theory ◽  
Action Identification ◽  
Problematic Behavior ◽  
Target Behavior ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Identification Theory ◽  
High Level ◽  
Dissonance Reduction

AbstractOur main purpose was to explore hypotheses derived from the Identification of Action Theory in a particular situation that is, a dissonant situation. Thus, we varied the identification (low versus high-level) of a problematic behavior (to stop speaking for 24 hours) in the forced compliance paradigm. Two modes of dissonance reduction were presented: cognitive rationalization (classical attitude-change) and behavioral rationalization (target behavior: to stop speaking for 48 hours). As predicted, the results showed that high-level identity of action leads to cognitive rationalization whereas low-level identity leads to behavioural rationalization. Thus, participants identifying the problematic behavior at a low-level were more inclined to accept the target behavior, compared with participants identifying their problematic behavior at a higher-level. These results are of particular interest for understanding the extent to which the understanding of the discrepant act interferes with the cognitive processes of dissonance reduction.

scholarly journals Checking Heterogeneity and its Relationships with Action Identification Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-240
Author(s):  
S. Belayachi ◽  
M. Van Der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Action Identification ◽  
Dysfunctional Beliefs ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Action Processing ◽  
Behavioral Dysregulation ◽  
Identification Theory ◽  
High Level

Consistent with the action identification theory proposal that some people identify their actions at a low-level (action processing regarding motor parameters) while others generally identify actions at a high-level (regarding goal features), and that a low-level of action identification leads to behavioral dysregulation (repetition, doubts about completion), checking proneness was found to be related to low-level action identification. Nevertheless, checking can be motivated by several factors (dysfunctional beliefs, incompleteness feelings). In the present research, we reexamine the level at which actions are identified by distinct subtypes of checking-prone participants. In Study 1, cluster analysis leads to the identification of four checking subtypes based on two dysfunctional beliefs domains (responsibility and perfectionism); our main results suggest that a low-level of action identification may characterize a checking subtype that is not motivated by responsibility related dysfunctional beliefs. Study 2 further reveals that anxiety features may characterize the checking subtype related to a low-level action identification.

Action Identification May Explain Why the Doing of Activities in Occupational Therapy Effects Positive Changes in Clients

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 461-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E Dickerson
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Action Identification ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Theory Application ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
Identification Theory ◽  
High Level

This article discusses a social cognitive theory called action identification which suggests that the manner in which an action is identified can facilitate behavioural change. Although an action can be identified in many ways, this psychology theory delineates that actions that specify how the action is done are considered a low level identity while actions that signify why the action is performed are at a high level of identity. The level of identification taken by an individual reflects a trade-off between concerns for a comprehensive understanding of the action and how to maintain effective action. Individuals can move between these levels and, in doing so, can change the way in which they view themselves and their world. After a description of the theory and the presentation of two examples of research that document the utility of the theory, application to occupational therapy is suggested. Specifically, action identification theory may explain how the doing in therapy benefits patients more than only verbalisation.

scholarly journals Abstraction of Agents Executing Online and their Abilities in the Situation Calculus

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bita Banihashemi ◽  
Giuseppe De Giacomo ◽  
Yves Lespérance
Keyword(s):  
General Framework ◽  
Action Theory ◽  
Situation Calculus ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Levels Of Detail ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
High Level ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Do So

We develop a general framework for abstracting online behavior of an agent that may acquire new knowledge during execution (e.g., by sensing), in the situation calculus and ConGolog. We assume that we have both a high-level action theory and a low-level one that represent the agent's behavior at different levels of detail. In this setting, we define ability to perform a task/achieve a goal, and then show that under some reasonable assumptions, if the agent has a strategy by which she is able to achieve a goal at the high level, then we can refine it into a low-level strategy to do so.

Rationalization is irrational and self-serving, but useful

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake Quilty-Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Dissonance Reduction

Abstract Rationalization through reduction of cognitive dissonance does not have the function of representational exchange. Instead, cognitive dissonance is part of the “psychological immune system” (Gilbert 2006; Mandelbaum 2019) and functions to protect the self-concept against evidence of incompetence, immorality, and instability. The irrational forms of attitude change that protect the self-concept in dissonance reduction are useful primarily for maintaining motivation.

Do Amnesics Exhibit Cognitive Dissonance Reduction? The Role of Explicit Memory and Attention in Attitude Change

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Lieberman ◽  
Kevin N. Ochsner ◽  
Daniel T. Gilbert ◽  
Daniel L. Schacter
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Explicit Memory ◽  
Memory And Attention ◽  
Dissonance Reduction

Teknik Data Mining Dalam Clustering Produksi Susu Segar Di Indonesia Dengan Algoritma K-Means

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Ilham Safitra Damanik ◽  
Sundari Retno Andani ◽  
Dedi Sehendro
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Clustering Method ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Cluster

Milk is an important intake to meet nutritional needs. Both consumed by children, and adults. Indonesia has many producers of fresh milk, but it is not sufficient for national milk needs. Data mining is a science in the field of computers that is widely used in research. one of the data mining techniques is Clustering. Clustering is a method by grouping data. The Clustering method will be more optimal if you use a lot of data. Data to be used are provincial data in Indonesia from 2000 to 2017 obtained from the Central Statistics Agency. The results of this study are in Clusters based on 2 milk-producing groups, namely high-dairy producers and low-milk producing regions. From 27 data on fresh milk production in Indonesia, two high-level provinces can be obtained, namely: West Java and East Java. And 25 others were added in 7 provinces which did not follow the calculation of the K-Means Clustering Algorithm, including in the low level cluster.

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