Cognitive dissonance: Definition, examples & application

cognitive dissonance  Cognitive dissonance can play a tremendous role in conflict -- both in its perpetuation and in its elimination Both large-scale and small-scale conflicts can Cognitive dissonance generally refers to the mental discomfort that results from holding two or more conflicting attitudes, beliefs, or

The cognitive dissonance experiment by Leon Festinger assumes that people hold many different cognitions about their world and tests what happens when the Heaven's Gate followers had a tragically misguided conviction, but it is an example, albeit extreme, of cognitive dissonance, the motivational

Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance is the mental stress people feel when they hold two contradictory ideas in their mind at the same time When the Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when a person holds conflicting beliefs or when newly acquired information contradicts