The aim of this study was to clarify how positive and negative emotions are related to the common attitude-change effect in cognitive dissonance research. Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion, and emotion-regulation research, we predicted that negative emotions would be inversely related to attitude change, whereas positive emotions would be positively related to attitude change in the induced compliance paradigm. In two studies, participants (N = 44; N = 106) wrote a counter-attitudinal essay under the perception of high choice, and were later asked to state their emotions in relation to writing this essay, as well as to state their attitude. Results confirmed the predictions, even when controlling for baseline emotions. These findings untangled a previously unresolved issue in dissonance research, which in turn shows how important emotion theories are for the understanding of cognitive dissonance processes.
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机译：这项研究的目的是阐明在认知失调研究中，正面和负面情绪如何与共同的态度改变效应相关。根据情绪的评估理论和情绪调节研究，我们预测在诱导的依从范式中，负面情绪与态度变化成反比，而正面情绪与态度变化成正比。在两项研究中，参与者（N = 44； N = 106）在高度选择的感知下写了一篇反态度的文章，后来被要求陈述与撰写这篇文章有关的情感以及态度。结果证实了这一预测，即使控制基线情绪也是如此。这些发现使不和谐研究中一个先前未解决的问题更加复杂，而反过来又表明了情感理论对于理解认知不和谐过程的重要性。
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