China eyes Europe in the world: Real convergence or cognitive dissonance?

2007 ◽  
pp. 141-161
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Real Convergence ◽  
The World

Economic Influences on Moral Values

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Östling
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Consumer Theory ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Economic Influences ◽  
Dissonance Theory

Abstract This paper extends standard consumer theory to account for endogenous moral motivation. Building on cognitive dissonance theory, I show how moral values are affected by changes in prices and income. The key insight is that changes in prices and income that lead to higher consumption of an immoral good also affect the moral values held by the consumer so that the good is considered less immoral. A preliminary empirical analysis based on the World Values Survey is consistent with the model's predictions with respect to income.

scholarly journals 50 Years of Real Convergence – Without Extractives Dependency and Tax Havens

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-516
Author(s):  
Róbert Csoma
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Tax Havens ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Common Criteria ◽  
Catching Up ◽  
Real Convergence ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
The World

In the world economy real convergence cannot be detected in the long term and lack of convergence is discussed in this article. The analysis is based on results and debates of economic growth theory and development studies. Special focus is placed on extractives dependent and tax haven countries and the article concludes that these countries considerably contribute to the partial real convergence process, limited only to some regions of the world economy. This paper also studies some common criteria of the catching-up process of emerging countries to developed economies. It concludes that although the factors of catching-up can be very unique in countries at different levels of development, yet there are some factors without which catching-up is hardly feasible nowadays in any country.

Systemic Dehumanization in the Age of Pandemic Terrorism

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-155
Author(s):  
Ross Reed ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Natural World ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Itself ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Systemic existential conditions are indelible aspects of a client's reflective and nonreflective modes of consciousness, and therefore fall within the purview of philosophical counseling. This paper focuses on the experience of the dehumanization that is a function of the monetization of all aspects of post-modern neoliberal society. Monetization demands radical self-abandonment, self-anesthesia, auto-aggressive self-exploitation and addiction for functionality within the system. The bankrupt logic of pandemic terrorism confirms that monetization has become the preeminent measure of value. Monetization distorts both reason and value, concealing a covert nihilism masquerading as the new metaphysics. The symbiotic natural world evidences a level of cooperation and coexistence that escapes monetization. Therefore, a monetized society is a society at odds with the world ecosystemand life itself. Caught in a labyrinth ofmonetized dehumanization, clients often participate in the fictional metanarrative of belief in unlimited individual possibility as a hedge against anxiety, depression, powerlessness, anomie, and the logical loop of cognitive dissonance.

scholarly journals The experiences of African Roman Catholic Church seminarians

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James O. Juma ◽  
Karen Van der Merwe ◽  
Danie Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
World View ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Western World ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
The World ◽  
Age Range

This qualitative study describes and interprets the lived experiences of African RomanCatholic Church seminarians (priests-in-training). The interpretive lens employed was worldview, a conceptual tool extensively used in African-centred psychology. Sixteen Africanseminarians (age range 21–31 years) were purposely selected and interviewed in depthAdditional sources of data were reflexive notes and observation notes. Data were subjected tovarious iterative cycles of analysis. Participants described their difficulty in adjusting in theseminaries where teaching and living predominantly reflects a Western world view. Theyevidenced cognitive dissonance, emotional discomfort and feelings of marginalisation. Thefindings point to the importance of acknowledging the world views and cultural heritage ofseminarians in their training.

scholarly journals Relevance Theory as an approach to interpreting the Bible for children: The Lucan version of the Lord�s Prayer as a test case

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette H. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Relevance Theory ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World ◽  
Biblical Texts

Recent research has demonstrated that children are sensitive to the underlying causal structureof the world and seek to form new causal representations at a much earlier age than hadpreviously been supposed. Modern scientific understanding of the evolution of life conflictswith the biblical representation of earth as the centre of the world, and of human beings as theimago Dei. Consequently, young children frequently experience cognitive dissonance whenexposed to biblical texts. Two previous pilot studies utilising specifically designed illustratedbooklets demonstrated that children respond more readily to a text that is relevant to their owncultural context. This article tests the possibility of presenting a universally relevant biblicaltext (Lk 11:2b�4) to young children in a form that does not conflict with modern science andtakes aspects of recent research on child psychology into account.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: In our postmodern culturalcontext children tend to experience cognitive dissonance when exposed to biblical texts,and consequently lose interest. This article proposes that by presenting the biblical contentin accordance with Relevance Theory, and in coherence with recent scientific explanatorytheories, the interest of the children may be sustained.

scholarly journals Real Convergence of Logistics Performance of Countries of the World, EU and V4

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 406-425
Author(s):  
Martin Dluhoš ◽  
Jozef Gajdoš ◽  
Zuzana Hajduová
Keyword(s):  
Real Convergence ◽  
The World

scholarly journals BEKERJA PADA ORGANISASI YANG TIDAK SEHAT: PELUANG ATAU KUTUKAN BAGI KARYAWAN?

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arundati Shinta ◽  
Dian Yudhawati ◽  
Lusia Gayatri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Religious Service ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Appropriate Behavior ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Voice

ABSTRACTObjective of this paper is to explain behavior alternatives for employees ,'ho have job dissatisfaction. When accomplishing job task, the religious employees will certainly practice one of their code of belief that working is a kind of religious service. They work vigorously as if tomorrow will he the end of the world. When their organization is going to collapse, the religious employees experience cognitive dissonance (hopes and realities are unsynchronized). They have difficulties in practicing that working is a kind of religious service.There are four behavior alternatives in order to lessening cognitive dissonance i.e. exit or leaving organization (active destructive), neglect (passive destructive), loyal (passive constructive), and voice (active constructive). The voice alternative is the most appropriate behavior for the religious employees, but it less likely to give maximal improvement either for employees or organization.The suggested alternative in this essay is the adapted negotiation alternative which employees have to change and improve themselves. Through improving themselves, they have opportunity either to perform high quality job accomplishment or supporting friends to accomplish their tasks. The adapted negotiation is applying religious service that giving firstly, then we will receive abundance i.e. having creative ability in job accomplishment, ability to act positively in chaos situation, and having good mental health. Changing ourselves is really difficult. However there are precious words which could be our guidance that the crucial factor in achieving success is not the obstacle existence but our unconstructive attitude in facing that obstacle.Key words: Job dissatisfaction, religious service, adapted negotiation

scholarly journals Real Convergence Models in the World

2006 ◽  
Vol 211 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Mariusz Próchniak ◽  
Bartosz Witkowski
Keyword(s):  
Real Convergence ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Intergroup Contact as an Agent of Cognitive Liberalization

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Hodson ◽  
Richard J. Crisp ◽  
Rose Meleady ◽  
Megan Earle
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Social Hierarchy ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Panoramic View ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Over Time

Intergroup contact is widely recognized as one of the most validated methods of improving attitudes toward out-groups. Yet what is intergroup contact “good for” beyond this function? To answer this question we take a panoramic view of the literature, beginning with the recognition that contact is multifaceted in both form (e.g., face-to-face, indirect, simulated) and outcome (e.g., attitudes, cognition, behavior). Taking this highly inclusive view of what contact is and what contact does suggests that it plays a fundamental role in the shaping of human cognition. An increasingly diverse body of research demonstrates that contact exerts a generalizing reaction across target out-groups, making respondents less inward looking and more open to experiences. Contact shapes ideology regarding how the world ought to operate (i.e., ideologies about social hierarchy or regulation); over time, it can promote new ways of problem-solving, enhance cognitive flexibility, and foster creativity. For these reasons, we believe that contact is a key liberalizing agent that shapes human cognition and experience; consequently, contact theory should now share the stage with other prominent theories (e.g., cognitive dissonance) that speak to a broader understanding of human nature.

scholarly journals On (Quasi-)Gnostic Strategies for Overcoming Cognitive Dissonance. The Bulgarian Case

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 89-105
Author(s):  
Grażyna Szwat-Gyłybowa
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Jewish Question ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
Religious Worldview ◽  
The World ◽  
Polish Culture ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

The article poses a research question, important not only in the studies on (neo-)gnosticism, concerning the relationship between the gnostic strategies of interpreting the world (and especially its typical rules of classifying people, based on the externalization of evil) and the tendency to construct a figure of “hylic” as a person embodying evil, and thus “unworthy of life”. In this context, the author is interested in the dynamics of the relationship between the religious worldview declared by the authors, the one they actually profess, and their attitude towards the so-called Jewish question. Bulgarian material, which is a case of a particular kind of aporia, cognitive dissonances emerging due to tension between the pressure of cultural stereotypes, pragmatic (economic), religious, parareligious and humanistic thinking, has been analyzed on the basis of post-secular thought. The investigator posits that Bulgarian culture, despite the “economic” anti-Semitism that exists within it, did not produce a figure of a Jew the hylic that absorbs all evil and that could be inscribed (as is the case in popular Polish culture, among others) in every troublesome local political and symbolic context.

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