Cognitive dissonance exists without outward sign, but surfaces through psychological stress when psychological discomfort is created due to persons participating in an action that creates …

Jan 27, 2025 · It happens to the best of us, but there's actually a name for that discomfort you're experiencing: cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort that results …

Cognitive dissonance is the unpleasant mental state that may result if someone really does have certain beliefs but thinks or acts in a way that contradicts them.

Jun 20, 2025 · Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when a person holds two conflicting beliefs or when their actions don’t align with their beliefs. To reduce this …

Dec 9, 2025 · Cognitive dissonance occurs when there is a conflict between beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors, leading to discomfort & a motivation to reduce the inconsistency. People address …

Oct 24, 2025 · Cognitive dissonance is a state of psychological discomfort you experience when you hold on to two or more conflicting beliefs or values, or when your actions contradict those …

As presented by Festinger in 1957, dissonance theory began by postulating that pairs of cognitions (elements of knowledge) can be relevant or irrelevant to one another. If two …

Dec 7, 2025 · Cognitive dissonance, the mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information.

Nov 21, 2025 · Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort you feel when your beliefs and actions do not align.

Dec 17, 2025 · Shayla Love on the controversy surrounding Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance, upon the release, in 2025, of a trove of his files.