A multilab replication of the induced-compliance paradigm of cognitive dissonance

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dc.abstract.enAccording to cognitive-dissonance theory, performing counterattitudinal behavior produces a state of dissonance that people are motivated to resolve, usually by changing their attitude to be in line with their behavior. One of the most popular experimental paradigms used to produce such attitude change is the induced-compliance paradigm. Despite its popularity, the replication crisis in social psychology and other fields, as well as methodological limitations associated with the paradigm, raise concerns about the robustness of classic studies in this literature. We therefore conducted a multilab constructive replication of the induced-compliance paradigm based on Croyle and Cooper (Experiment 1). In a total of 39 labs from 19 countries and 14 languages, participants (N = 4,898) were assigned to one of three conditions: writing a counterattitudinal essay under high choice, writing a counterattitudinal essay under low choice, or writing a neutral essay under high choice. The primary analyses failed to support the core hypothesis: No significant difference in attitude was observed after writing a counterattitudinal essay under high choice compared with low choice. However, we did observe a significant difference in attitude after writing a counterattitudinal essay compared with writing a neutral essay. Secondary analyses revealed the pattern of results to be robust to data exclusions, lab variability, and attitude assessment. Additional exploratory analyses were conducted to test predictions from cognitive-dissonance theory. Overall, the results call into question whether the induced-compliance paradigm provides robust evidence for cognitive dissonance.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Sopocie
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorVaidis, David C.
dc.contributor.authorSleegers, Willem W. A.
dc.contributor.authorVan Leeuwen, Florian
dc.contributor.authorDeMarree, Kenneth G.
dc.contributor.authorSætrevik, Bjørn
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Robert M.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorProtzko, John
dc.contributor.authorMorvinski, Coby
dc.contributor.authorGhasemi, Omid
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorStone, Jeff
dc.contributor.authorBran, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorGourdon-Kanhukamwe, Amelie
dc.contributor.authorGunsoy, Caren
dc.contributor.authorMoussaoui, Lisa S.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Andrew R.
dc.contributor.authorNugier, Armelle
dc.contributor.authorFayant, Marie-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorAl-Hoorie, Ali H.
dc.contributor.authorAppiah, Obed K.
dc.contributor.authorArbige, Spencer
dc.contributor.authorAubert-Teillaud, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorBiałobrzeska, Olga
dc.contributor.authorBordel, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorBoudjemadi, Valerian
dc.contributor.authorBrohmer, Hilmar
dc.contributor.authorCabooter, Quinn
dc.contributor.authorChahir, Mehdi
dc.contributor.authorChassang, Ianis
dc.contributor.authorChatard, Armand
dc.contributor.authorChou, Yu Yang
dc.contributor.authorChung, Sungeun
dc.contributor.authorCristea, Mioara
dc.contributor.authorDaga, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorDepow, Gregory J.
dc.contributor.authorDesrichard, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorDubrov, Dmitrii
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Thomas R.
dc.contributor.authorFalkowicz, Severine
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Sylvain
dc.contributor.authorFigureau, Tim
dc.contributor.authorFointiat, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Theo
dc.contributor.authorGashkova, Anastasia
dc.contributor.authorGirandola, Fabien
dc.contributor.authorGranjon, Marine
dc.contributor.authorGrigoryev, Dmitry
dc.contributor.authorGunaydin, Gul
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Sevval
dc.contributor.authorHazrati, Mahsa
dc.contributor.authorHelmy, Mai
dc.contributor.authorIkeda, Ayumi
dc.contributor.authorInzlicht, Michael
dc.contributor.authorJaubert, Sara
dc.contributor.authorKasanov, Dauren
dc.contributor.authorKhoddami, Mohammad Mohsen
dc.contributor.authorKim, Taenyun
dc.contributor.authorKiyokawa, Kiyoshi
dc.contributor.authorKodapanakkal, Rabia I.
dc.contributor.authorKosachenko, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMaedge, Kortney
dc.contributor.authorMahaney, John H.
dc.contributor.authorMartinie, Marie-Amelie
dc.contributor.authorMascheretti, Vitor N.
dc.contributor.authorMatsuda, Yoriko
dc.contributor.authorMauduy, Maxime
dc.contributor.authorMauny, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorMetzen, Armand
dc.contributor.authorMoreno-Bella, Eva
dc.contributor.authorMoya, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorNadarajah, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorNejat, Pegah
dc.contributor.authorNorman, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorOkten, Irmak Olcaysoy
dc.contributor.authorOzdogru, Asil A.
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Ceyda
dc.contributor.authorPadial-Rojas, Elena
dc.contributor.authorPavlov, Yuri G.
dc.contributor.authorPerusquia-Hernandez, Monica
dc.contributor.authorProost, Dora
dc.contributor.authorRabinovitch, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorRohmer, Odile
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Emre
dc.contributor.authorSenemeaud, Cecile
dc.contributor.authorShani, Yaniv
dc.contributor.authorShmeleva, Elena A.
dc.contributor.authorSimoens, Emmelie
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kaitlin A.
dc.contributor.authorSomat, Alain
dc.contributor.authorSong, Hayeon
dc.contributor.authorSonmez, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorSouchet, Lionel
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, John J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Beest, Ilja
dc.contributor.authorVan Der Linden, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorVerheyen, Steven
dc.contributor.authorVerschuere, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorVezirian, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Luc
dc.contributor.authorWiechert, Sera
dc.contributor.authorWillis, Guillermo B.
dc.contributor.authorWollast, Robin
dc.contributor.authorXia, Ji
dc.contributor.authorYamada, Yuki
dc.contributor.authorYoshimura, Naoto
dc.contributor.authorPriolo, Daniel
dc.date.access2024-02-05
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-28T13:30:49Z
dc.date.available2024-02-28T13:30:49Z
dc.date.created2023-10-25
dc.date.issued2024-02-05
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> According to cognitive-dissonance theory, performing counterattitudinal behavior produces a state of dissonance that people are motivated to resolve, usually by changing their attitude to be in line with their behavior. One of the most popular experimental paradigms used to produce such attitude change is the induced-compliance paradigm. Despite its popularity, the replication crisis in social psychology and other fields, as well as methodological limitations associated with the paradigm, raise concerns about the robustness of classic studies in this literature. We therefore conducted a multilab constructive replication of the induced-compliance paradigm based on Croyle and Cooper (Experiment 1). In a total of 39 labs from 19 countries and 14 languages, participants ( N = 4,898) were assigned to one of three conditions: writing a counterattitudinal essay under high choice, writing a counterattitudinal essay under low choice, or writing a neutral essay under high choice. The primary analyses failed to support the core hypothesis: No significant difference in attitude was observed after writing a counterattitudinal essay under high choice compared with low choice. However, we did observe a significant difference in attitude after writing a counterattitudinal essay compared with writing a neutral essay. Secondary analyses revealed the pattern of results to be robust to data exclusions, lab variability, and attitude assessment. Additional exploratory analyses were conducted to test predictions from cognitive-dissonance theory. Overall, the results call into question whether the induced-compliance paradigm provides robust evidence for cognitive dissonance. </jats:p>
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dc.description.volume7
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/25152459231213375
dc.identifier.eissn2515-2467
dc.identifier.issn2515-2459
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/528
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dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.encognitive dissonance
dc.subject.eninduced compliance
dc.subject.encounterattitudinal essay
dc.subject.enattitude change
dc.subject.enreplication
dc.subject.enmultilabs
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dc.titleA multilab replication of the induced-compliance paradigm of cognitive dissonance
dc.title.journalAdvances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
dc.typeJournalArticle
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