Controlling Nonverbal Behavior and Dissonant Cognition
In at least 400 words, answer the following discussion
questions:
1) Why is it important to study nonverbal behavior? Do you
think that individuals can control nonverbal behavior? Why or why not?
2) What is dissonant cognition? What effect does dissonant
cognition have on an individual’s attitudes and behaviors?
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Fiske, S T (2010) Social beings: Core motives in social
psychology (2nd ed) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley