Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Episode 63: Cognitive Dissonance, the Monty Hall Problem and a Possible Solution?

Jul 14, 2008 · 31 min · 22.3 MB
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Cognitive Dissonance - one of the most established and respected theories in psychology - is under attack. An economist - M. Keith Chen - uses what is called the "Monty Hall problem" to show that the research on cognitive dissonance may be seriously flawed. In this episode I explain Chen's concerns about the research on and then I propose that a new study which uses neurofeedback to study cognitive dissonance may come to rescue at just the right moment. Join me to find out how.