Cognitive Dissonance: What it is, How it Works, Example

cognitive dissonance Cognitive dissonance theory was first presented by Leon Festinger in 1957 in order to explain the relationships between the motivation,

Heaven's Gate followers had a tragically misguided conviction, but it is an example, albeit extreme, of cognitive dissonance, the motivational cognitive dissonance Definition of cognitive dissonance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes,