Cognitive dissonance has entered the vernacular as shorthand for what people experience when they hold two contradictory opinions at once. But, within psychology, it describes a somewhat distinct ...

This past Wednesday night, waiting for Essential Theatre’s new show to begin, I started scrolling through my news feed; how telling, what I quickly discovered. The play, “Dissonance,” is dedicated to ...

It started with a simple but heartfelt inquiry. When Kerry Sandell approached her former professor in the tumultuous times following the 2020 death of George Floyd, she said, “I want to talk to you ...

MOST OF US have experienced conflicting beliefs at one time or another. For instance, you know that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health, but you pour yourself a second glass of wine ...

The Penguine Dictionary of Psychology defines cognitive dissonance (CD) as "an emotional state set up when two simultaneously held attitudes or cognitions are inconsistent or when there is a conflict ...

Cognitive dissonance is more common than you think. In the field of psychology, it occurs when a person’s beliefs or values contradict their behavior or attitude and creates the feeling of mental ...

Thomas Plante (@ThomasPlante) Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, is a faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and an adjunct clinical ...

Cognitive dissonance, or having conflicting attitudes, beliefs and behaviors, is affecting how people respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent article for The Atlantic, social scientists Elliot ...

I’ve been academically intrigued in recent months to see so many political references to “cognitive dissonance.” As a social psychologist who has taught and conducted dissonance research for over 20 ...

Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that one ...