COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Heaven's Gate followers had a tragically misguided conviction, but it is an example, albeit extreme, of cognitive dissonance, the motivational

What is cognitive dissonance? What you've just experienced is the power of cognitive dissonance Social psychologists studying cognitive

cognitive dissonance Post-decisional dissonance occurs after making a decision that is irrevocable, or that would be very difficult to reverse This type of cognitive dissonance

cognitive dissonance It is not always easy to reduce dissonance Sometimes it mav be very difficult or even impossible to change behavior or opinions that are involved in dissonant