cognative dissonance ?

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adamaero · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

o a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors.

anonymous · Answer

"Cognitive Dissonance" is where we believe in two different things that don't fit together. 
So, we change our mind about one of those things. 

I'll give you a really simple example. 


David is a Republican. 

He believes that Democrats are bad people, with poor values. 

David has a huge crush on Jen. 

Jen is a Democrat. 

David doesn't WANT to believe that Jen is a bad person. Because he likes her a lot. 

So, David changes his mind, and says, "Maybe Democrats aren't so terrible." 

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You see? 

On one hand, David believes that Democrats are bad. 

But on the other hand, David likes Jen.
And Jen is a Democrat! 

This makes David feel really uncomfortable, because he likes Jen. 

SO....David changes his mind about Democrats. 

Now, he doesn't feel so weirdly uncomfortable anymore.