Cognitive dissonance
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'''Cognitive dissonance''' is an uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. It is a psychological term denoting the mental state in which two or more incompatible or contradictory ideas are both held to be true. The "ideas" or "cognitions" in question may include attitudes and beliefs, the awareness of one's behavior, and facts. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, or by justifying or rationalizing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. | '''Cognitive dissonance''' is an uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. It is a psychological term denoting the mental state in which two or more incompatible or contradictory ideas are both held to be true. The "ideas" or "cognitions" in question may include attitudes and beliefs, the awareness of one's behavior, and facts. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, or by justifying or rationalizing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. | ||
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| + | It is the opposite of [[Cognitive consonance|cognitive consonance]]. | ||
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* Wikipedia page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance cognitive dissonance] | * Wikipedia page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance cognitive dissonance] | ||
