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Month: October 2015

Cognitive Dissonance

October 10, 2015July 13, 2016 / david cycleback

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE The theory developed by famous American psychologist Leon Festinger, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced by a person who has conflicts or contradictions between ideas, values, behavior and/or information at the same time. An example of this dissonance is if after deciding to go on a diet you eat a fried chicken … Continue reading Cognitive Dissonance

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