Cognitive Dissonance Theory - Psychology

cognitive dissonance Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable psychological state that arises when one holds inconsistent beliefs at the same time,

Cognitive dissonance definition: anxiety or discomfort that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes, beliefs, cognitive dissonance Cognitive dissonance theory was first presented by Leon Festinger in 1957 in order to explain the relationships between the motivation,