something‚ finds it unattainable‚ and reduces one’s dissonance by criticizing it. Jon Elster calls this pattern "adaptive preference formation. Theory and research Most of the research on cognitive dissonance takes the form of one of four major paradigms. Important research generated by the theory has been concerned with the consequences of
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For this assignment‚ i will compare and contrast the five paradigms: The term paradigm comes from the greek word meaning pattern or example. The five paradigms are classical‚ processual‚ systemic‚ evolutionary and cms. The classical approach is the oldest approach - military inspired. It focuses on profit maximising‚ relying on rational methods as well as being the most dominant of the approaches. The environment around them is believed to be dynamic although it is also seen as mostly
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Volume 10 Number 4 December 2005 758-770 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR10-4/krauss.pdf Research Paradigms and Meaning Making: A Primer Steven Eric Krauss Universiti Putra‚ Selangor‚ D.E.‚ Malaysia An introduction and explanation of the epistemological differences of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms is first provided‚ followed by an overview of the realist philosophical paradigm‚ which attempts to accommodate the two. From this foundational discussion‚ the paper then introduces
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the approaches is to explore and understand the social reality from the point of view of the individuals in the social context in which they live. The Qualitative methodology shares its philosophical foundation with the ’Interpretive Paradigm’. Thus ’Interpretive Paradigm’ is the basic theoretical framework on which Qualitative Research is based. So‚ Qualitative approach requires ’empathetic understanding’ i.e.
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business paradigms? Within the business disciplines‚ we are fortunate to have two major paradigms (schools of thought): rationalist and behavioralist. An ideological/theoretical conflict has existed between the two paradigms for over 50 years. Is human decision behavior more consistent with the rationalist models or behavioralist models? Behavioral finance has grown out of this conflict and will likely result in the resolution of the conflict as time passes. What is a paradigm? Thomas
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Salvage paradigm has become a important concept through out history‚ having the desire to rescue something that is authentic and to keep it alive and useful. Salvage paradigm is used mostly in the field of ethnography‚ it’s a branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific descriptions of specific human cultures. We today find salvage paradigm‚ through representations in textbooks‚ art‚ and even to museums. Have what we have been holding on to for thousands of years ‚the background of our
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The “relational paradigm” that Zachary Lockman also addresses in his introduction to his book “Comrades and Enemies‚” is the historical framework that he chooses to use. This relational paradigm attempts to mend the inaccuracies that are found within the dual society paradigm. For this reason‚ the relational paradigm takes into consideration economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural interactions between the Arab and Jewish communities. It acknowledges the existence of both societies and attempts
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BERNATH LECTURE The New International History of the Cold War: Three (Possible) Paradigms* The Cold War is not what it once was. Not only has the conflict itself been written about in the past tense for more than a decade‚ but historians’ certainties about the character of the conflict have also begun to blur. The concerns brought on by trends of the past decade – such trifles as globalization‚ weapons proliferation‚ and ethnic warfare – have made even old strategy buffs
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Introduction: The Narrative paradigm is an ideology created by Walter Fisher. The Narrative paradigm is defined as “a theory of symbolic actions—words and/or deeds—that have sequence and meaning for those who live‚ create‚ or interpret them” (Fisher). If you trace humanity back to it’s roots‚ you will find there has long been word of mouth accounts of history. Things that are spoken about time after time‚ only to finally be notarized in some way shape or form. Whether it be writing on the wall
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Narrative Paradigm is a concept in communication theory and was developed by Walter Fisher in 1984. It is more interpretive than objective and is under the rhetorical tradition. The concept of this theory was adopted from the earliest form of communication- storytelling. In narrative paradigm‚ narrative rationality is a way to evaluate the worth of stories based on the twin standards of narrative coherence and narrative fidelity and how humans judge a story. Together‚ narrative coherence and fidelity
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