THE RESOLUTION OF COGNITIVE CONFLICT UNDER UNCERTAINTY, A CRITIQUE,

Abstract

An article appearing in the May 1961 issue of Human Relations, by Zajonc and Burnstein is reviewed. Two experiments on the resolution of cognitive conflict under uncertainty are discussed. Both experiments concern the resolution of conflicts, of discrepancies, between prior information or knowledge and new information in the form of messages. In both experiments the degree of certainty of the prior information is varied, i.e., is the independent variable.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0605782

Entities

People

  • Nehemiah Jordan

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.