Leon Festinger
Born 8 May 1919 · Died 11 February 1989
Quotes
“When there is a range of opinion in the group, communications tend to be directed towards those members whose opinions are at the extremes of the range.”
Leon Festinger and John Thibaut. "Interpersonal communication in small groups."
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Books by Leon Festinger in order
Books by Leon Festinger in the order they were published, from "Ability-to-take-it" Tests (1945) to Extending Psychological Frontiers (1989).
- 1"Ability-to-take-it" Tests"Ability-to-take-it" Tests1945
- 2An Analysis of Inspectors' Ratings of Check Flights as RecorAn Analysis of Inspectors' Ratings of Check Flights as Recorded on Form ACA 342Z1946
- 3Comparison of Student Pilot Performance in Successive Check Comparison of Student Pilot Performance in Successive Check Flights as Measured by Photographic Records1946
- 4Informal Social CommunicationInformal Social Communication1950
- 5Social Pressures in Informal Groups
Social Pressures in Informal Groups1950 - 6Theory and Experiment in Social CommunicationTheory and Experiment in Social Communication1950
- 7Changing Attitudes Through Social ContactChanging Attitudes Through Social Contact1951
- 8Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences1953 - 9A Theory of Social Comparison Processes,A Theory of Social Comparison Processes,1954
- 10When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails1956 - 11A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance1957 - 12Contemporary Approaches to CognitionContemporary Approaches to Cognition1957
- 13Cognitive DissonanceCognitive Dissonance1962
- 14Conflict, Decision, and Dissonance
Conflict, Decision, and Dissonance1964 - 15Experiments in Social PsychologyExperiments in Social Psychology1968
- 16Retrospections on Social Psychology
Retrospections on Social Psychology1980 - 17The Human Legacy
The Human Legacy1983 - 18Extending Psychological Frontiers
Extending Psychological Frontiers1989