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Some Speculations about Cognitive Dissonance in Counselor Education
Author(s) -
Gutsch Kenneth Urial,
Rosenblatt Howard S.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1970.tb01402.x
Subject(s) - cognitive dissonance , sophistication , psychology , self justification , self perception theory , cognition , harmony (color) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , sociology , social science , art , neuroscience , visual arts
For some years the challenge of bringing greater sophistication to the area of counselor education has touched upon many interesting conceptualizations, one of which deals with cognitive dissonance. This paper is an exploration of the concept of cognitive dissonance as it is reflected through the seemingly conflicting roles of counseling and testing. To anticipate the potential interplay between such roles creates some speculations not only about what dissonance exists but about what might be done to bring two apparently discrepant cognitions into harmony.