The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people are averse to inconsistencies within their own minds. It offers one explanation for why people sometimes make an effort to adjust their ...

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How cognitive dissonance affects us: This experiment revealed a crucial point: when our actions contradict our beliefs, we ...

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 ...

2007, p. 978). Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable state, so people try to resolve it by changing one of the two dissonant elements (Festinger, 1962). An experiment by Egan et al. (2007) found ...

Come back to it with a stimulated mind and a full stomach. We live in an age of cognitive dissonance. That strong bond between people's thoughts, opinions, values and actions is long gone.

The Greek concept of hubris—the excessive pride that leads to downfall—perfectly encapsulates the Awami League's attitude.

She cites an experiment where people chose the incorrect answer in a group setting because the majority chose it, demonstrating how social media can create cognitive dissonance by presenting ...

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It is the subject of a new theory based on experiments showing that the grass is usually not greener on the other side of the fence and that grapes are sourest when ...