cognitive dissonance
noun
: psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously
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Ultimately, this entire plot point was all about cognitive dissonance and Heather and Whitney’s ability to compartmentalize and separate their feelings about Mormonism with their support for their friend.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Win or lose, though, animal advocates will still face the wearying task of trying to bridge the public’s cognitive dissonance about where our meat comes from and channel it productively into politics.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Though Active Greens are a relatively small segment — fewer than one in five consumers fall into this category — our advice to companies is to recognize the cognitive dissonance that many feel when making purchases.
—Forrester, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Human brains are hard-wired to reduce cognitive dissonance and preserve self-esteem.
—David M. Edelstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Win or lose, though, animal advocates will still face the wearying task of trying to bridge the public’s cognitive dissonance about where our meat comes from and channel it productively into politics.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Though Active Greens are a relatively small segment — fewer than one in five consumers fall into this category — our advice to companies is to recognize the cognitive dissonance that many feel when making purchases.
—Forrester, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Human brains are hard-wired to reduce cognitive dissonance and preserve self-esteem.
—David M. Edelstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
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“Cognitive dissonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive%20dissonance. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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