Question
Self Attribution and Cognitive dissonance
I am needing a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that describes the connection between selfattribution and cognitive dissonance. Include the following in your paper: APA references
1. A summary of the research regarding the theoretical and empirical approaches to
understanding the mental processes of self-attribution and cognitive dissonance.
(Benchmarks C 3.2: Analyze theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding
mental processes.)
2. A discussion of how nature and nurture influence self-attribution and thereby affect
cognitive development. (Benchmarks C 3.1: Critically analyze the influence of nature
and nurture on cognitive development.)
3. A discussion of why individuals are motivated to resolve cognitive dissonance and
how this is related to self-attribution
