Cognitive dissonance among Filipino law practitioners
Date of Publication
2002
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Abstract/Summary
This study examined the cognitive dissonance that occurs when law practitioners must defend an accused or mete out the death penalty for a crime which they consider to be the least grave of the twenty-four heinous crimes punishable by death, and how law practitioners reduce or eliminate the dissonance. Using a Likert-type instrument. fifty forms were distributed to Filipino law practitioners in order to determine which heinous crime was considered by respondents as least grave. From the respondents, the purposive sampling method was then used to select four judges and four lawyers for the in-depth interview. After undergoing content analysis, the results show that Festinger's three modification strategies are used by Filipino law practitioners to reduce dissonance. Uniquely Filipino ways of reducing or eliminating dissonance were also discovered.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU10969
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
75 numb. leaves ; Computer print-out.
Recommended Citation
Cataquiz, A. S., Marino, J. A., & Salvacion, J. G. (2002). Cognitive dissonance among Filipino law practitioners. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11654
