Cognitive Dissonance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Psychology.
  1. anxiety or discomfort that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes, beliefs, or the like, such as when someone likes a person but disapproves strongly of one of their habits.
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  1. an uncomfortable mental state resulting from conflicting cognitions; usually resolved by changing some of the cognitions
Cognitive Dissonance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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