Buying Happiness | Cognitive Dissonance @KnowingBetter
Buying Happiness | Cognitive Dissonance  @KnowingBetter
Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Corporations use sneaky marketing tactics and psychology to get you to buy more things. But you can also harness this power during the holidays... and any other time.

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Festinger, L., & Carlsmith, J. M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58(2), 203-210. doi:10.1037/h0041593
https://faculty.washington.edu/jdb/345/345%20Articles/Festinger%20&%20Carlsmith.pdf

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Video Credits -
A Lesson In Cognitive Dissonance - youtu.be/korGK0yGIDo

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"Furious Freak" and "Daily Beetle (Edited)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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