Cognitive Dissonance in Theory and Everyday Life

Heaven's Gate followers had a tragically misguided conviction, but it is an example, albeit extreme, of cognitive dissonance, the motivational

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cognitive dissonance Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when a person holds conflicting beliefs or when newly acquired information contradicts

cognitive dissonance Definition Cognitive dissonance is an experience in which individual's encounter psychological discomfort when they simultaneously have thoughts that are in