What Is Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an inconceivable notoriety. With a specific end goal to look for some kind of employment and store his companion's play he dresses as a lady, Dorothy Michaels, and terrains the part in a daytime dramatization. Dorsey loses himself in this lady part and basically moves toward becoming Dorothy Michaels, charming ladies all around the city and rousing them to break free from the control of men and turn out to be more similar to Dorsey's underlying character. This freshly discovered part, in any case, lands Dorsey in a problem area between a female companion, a female co-star he becomes hopelessly enamored with, that co-star's dad who experiences passionate feelings for him, and a male co-star who longs
This is known as the guideline of intellectual consistency. Festinger quotes, "Cognitive dissonance can be seen as an antecedent condition which leads to activity oriented toward dissonance reduction just as hunger leads toward activity oriented toward hunger reduction” (Festinger, 1957). The cognitive dissonance theory there is a predisposition for people to look for consistency among their perceptions. At the point when there is an irregularity between states of mind or practices, something must change to get rid of the dissonance. On account of an error amongst mentalities and conduct, it is in all probability that the state of mind will change to suit the behavior. Two components that influence the quality of the dissonance is the quantity of dissonant beliefs, and the significance connected to every belief. There are three approaches to dispense with dissonance one approach is to lessen the significance of the dissonant beliefs, include more consonant beliefs that exceed the discordant belief, or change the dissonant belief so they are never again conflicting. For example, in the film Tootsie, when Michael Dorsey falls in love with his female co-star as a woman. During the middle of the movie Michael goes through decision making and attitude adjustment, by getting rid of his dissonance where he reflects that he was able to start a career as dressing up as a woman, but copes with himself since he is seen as a female and has to realize that his female co-star Julie does not see him as male. When Michael is looked with an issue, he quickly makes a move or takes action he can't help contradicting the director's orders and he storms off the production. At the point when Sandy should be furious to get her part right, Michael goes with her to the tryout and infuriates her with anger. After he