seeking to explain away a thought that doesn’t comport with others, or changing what one believes or one’s behavior. Is cognitive dissonance a bad thing? Created with Sketch. Not necessarily.

Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable state ... If dehumanization does not fully explain it, the behavior of Unit 731 researchers must have been motivated by some strong factors to overcome the ...

There are only a vanishingly few instances where Big Government advocates are honest about the awful policies upon which they ...

The motivational mechanism that underlies the reluctance to be wrong, change our minds, admit serious mistakes or accept unwelcome information is called cognitive dissonance. The theory was developed ...