Foreword, A Special Dedication, Preface, 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY, 2. COMMITMENT, 3. CHOICE, 4. FORESEEABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY, 5. EVIDENCE ON FUNDAMENTAL PROPOSITIONS, 6. ENERGIZING EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE, 7. AWARENESS OF INCONSISTENT COGNITIONS, 8. REGRET AND OTHER SEQUENTIAL PROCESSES, 9. MODES OF RESPONSE TO DISSONANCE, 10. MOTIVATIONAL EFFECTS OF DISSONANCE, 11. RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION AND RELATED EFFECTS, 12. SELECTIVE EXPOSURE, 13. INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES, 14. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 15. RELATED THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 16. ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS OF DISSONANCE PHENOMENA, 17. APPLICATIONS, 18. PERSPECTIVES, REFERENCES, Author Index, Subject Index