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Show V from PAT CUMMINGS THE BUTTON BOX ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW, July n Grass Greener? When given a choice (which cannot be reversed) between two objects, each of which are Is the grass always greener on the other side of the fence? Experience would seem to say but maybe we've yes been lying to ourselves all ... equally desirable, certain factors come into play Each object has, to the one who chooses, good points and bad When all these are points these years Psychologists, always busy delving into our collective minds, conducted a series of tests a while back to prove or disprove the greener grass theory. The answer? The grass may very well be greener on the other side, but if we have chosen this side we are now on, we get busy and prove to ourselves that we really prefer the color of grass we are sitting on right now The process our minds go through after making a choice is called cognitive dissona fancy term for ance "I didnt really want it weighed, both good and bad, and a choice is finally made, the object chosen then be- comes very desirable . . and the object rejected be- comes very undesirable In other words, the good features of the chosen object are and magnified its draw- backs are reduced, while the rejected object, which was equally considered at first, now has its good points and its bad features All this is done, enlarged unknowingly in our minds, by the process called cognitive dissonance min-imu- ed tCM No! Say Psychologists If a person knows various things that are not psychologically consistent with one another, he will, m a variety of ways, try to make them Two items more consistent of information that do not go together are in a dissonant relation to each other-So- , when we make a choice that cannot be changed, and we choose the activity or object that appeals to us most, we still know in our minds the drawbacks or the unattractive features that it had for us m the first place This knowledge is called dissonance" To reduce the dissonance, we can persuade ourselves that the attractive features of the rejected choice are not nearly as attractive as we once thought, and then we persuade ourselves that the unattractive features of our choice are not nearly as un attractive as we thought When we finally decide that what we have chosen is the very best, cognitive dissonance has been hard at work, whether we know it or not When it comes to intangibles. such as our private bethe same principle liefs, If we state publicly exists something that does not correspond to what we privately believe, we have heen inconWe sistent with ourselves have produced dissonance And the farther off base we go with our public statement, the more dissonance we have to take care of How do we solve this problem? 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AIL WORK CUARANTltD 1ANO ADJUST. 27s hows your cognitive dissonance doing these So, IN. $095 I IfSat HOURS, I.H S days'1 focaaa mm YOUNG PATRIOTS Children of the Cottonwood Seventh Ward Primary met at the ward house Wednesday, July 21, to form a procession for the annual par- round-tlie-blo- in the Valley ck - With Empty Stomachs Patriots No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach", said W. C. Brann. And so it was that little patriots of the Cot- - ade, held each year to coincide with Days of 47 activities tonwood Seventh Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y annuaJ Saints, ended their parade with round-the-blo- an dinner of hamburgers, hot --dogs and soft drinks. representing primary colors, nursery rhymes, historical or humorous incidents said Mrs. Delbert Steele, primary president. Following the parade, dinner was sold from booths at the ward. Other booths featured ponds for the children and a sale of homemade baked goods. All officers and teachers of the primary assisted in preparing and carrying out the event. nts ck Children, dressed in costumes ranging the gamut of American history, met at the ward house Wednesday, July21 at 6 P M. with minature floats and decorated bikes and Joined in the procession. Some classes had worked together prior to the parade at the home of their teachers to create floats 4,. c ..Jn ri-.r- ANTICIPATION Christy Hanson, Nancy Hanson, Tricia Sandberg and Jeanmne Fors, left to right, are a little tired already In anticipation of the Cottonwood Seventh Ward Primary parade. But food and drinks at the end of the parade route offered a brighter outlook. ' FINAL CLEARANCE -- 5HCZ5- Women's & " LOWEST I t Its a great idea, but Delbert and Lynette Steele, like other girls and boys in the Cottonwood Seventh Ward Primary parade, don't want to miss out on a thing SIESTA TIME? Girls EACH CANVAS SHOES Name Brands ooopr. 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