Comments on: Voting for cognitive dissonance http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: forstand http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8462 forstand Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:16:52 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8462 Cognitive consonance and dissonance is nothing new. I did a term paper on this in 1966 in a psych class. Some of my reference material was almost as old as my parents at the time! So I am not surprised at the results. All they did is confirm (again) what psychologists have known for years. They did not come up with anything new. It boils down to getting someone to admit to making a mistake. George Jr. is an excellent example of that. But so was Clinton and others before him. Cognitive consonance and dissonance is nothing new. I did a term paper on this in 1966 in a psych class. Some of my reference material was almost as old as my parents at the time!

So I am not surprised at the results. All they did is confirm (again) what psychologists have known for years. They did not come up with anything new.

It boils down to getting someone to admit to making a mistake. George Jr. is an excellent example of that. But so was Clinton and others before him.

]]> By: Michael Hampton http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8461 Michael Hampton Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:11:20 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8461 Matt, if you've got something relevant, by all means throw up a link. That's why the comment box is so big. :) Matt, if you’ve got something relevant, by all means throw up a link. That’s why the comment box is so big. :)

]]> By: Matt Parker http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8460 Matt Parker Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:04:29 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/24/voting-for-cognitive-dissonance/#comment-8460 Michael: Seems like everytime I comment here I link back to my own blog. Sorry, but I don't want to repeat myself, and we seem to find subjects in common. So without comment - changing the mindset: <a href="http://dichotomic.blogspot.com/2006/04/why-parties-shouldnt-rule.html" rel="nofollow">Why Parties Shouldn't Rule</a> Peace, Matt Michael:

Seems like everytime I comment here I link back to my own blog. Sorry, but I don’t want to repeat myself, and we seem to find subjects in common.

So without comment – changing the mindset: Why Parties Shouldn’t Rule

Peace,

Matt

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