Cognitive dissonance

cognitive dissonance  One example of cognitive dissonance would be believing that bumper cars are immature and then riding in the bumper car with one's younger sibling Another Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person can experience when their behavior does not align with their beliefs Learn more here

Cognitive dissonance definition: anxiety or discomfort that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes, beliefs, Examples of such inconsistencies or dissonance could include someone who litters despite caring about the environment, someone who tells a lie

The theory of cognitive dissonance was molded by Leon Festinger at the beginning of the 1950s It suggests that inconsistencies among cognitions Sometimes when patients engage in a new, more constructive behavior, they can perceive dissonance simply because it is contrary to the way they