Introduction The words Cognitive Dissonance were fascinatingly interesting; therefore more research went into the origin of these two words. Both words are Middle English‚ which was the English in use from 12th to 15th centuries and both used in the 15th century [ (Merriam-Webster‚ 2011) ]. Cognitive is an adjective meaning‚ there is physical activity involving the mind; be it: thinking‚ reasoning or remembering. Dissonance is a noun meaning‚ when there is a tug-of- war between one’s actions and
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Cognitive Dissonance -This occurs when there is a difference between people’s stated attitudes and their behaviour. It specifically refers to our emotional discomfort resulting from this discrepancy. -This happens all the time! I might dislike someone but be polite to their faces- is that bad? -Sometimes the situational factors are more influential than our attitudes Evaluation of the tricomponent theory -A well known study into thse issues of whether our stated attitudes are consistent with
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Physical Cognitive Dissonance The story begins with two respectable men taking a stroll. One of them‚ a man named Enfield‚ relates to his relative‚ a prosecutor named Utterson‚ an encounter he had had some months ago with an evil looking man named Hyde. The man had trampled a little girl he ran into on the street. Enfield‚ along with several people on the street‚ took an immediate and overpowering dislike of Hyde’s sinister appearance. After the incident‚ Hyde enters a building and subsequently
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory was proposed by psychologist Leon Festinger to reason as to why humans change their behavior. According to Festinger‚ an individual has their beliefs (their perception of something) and these beliefs need to mirror their actions/behaviors in order for them to be at an equilibrium. If these two things are not aligned then this creates cognitive dissonance. It was proposed that‚ because humans do not like to be out of alignment‚ they will be motivated to either change their
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clash with the decisions you make. Usually when someone’s beliefs or actions conflict with their beliefs cause the dissonance. Leon Festinger became aware of cognitive dissonance and made a theory to demonstrate it. He also hypothesized two ways to reduce cognitive dissonance‚ and for some people it helps them regain psychological balance. Therefore‚ interest in cognitive dissonance has increased‚ due to the rising research in different fields including in education‚ because it affects a lot of students
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Cognitive dissonance is a discomfort caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance. They do this by changing their attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and actions.[2] Dissonance is also reduced by justifying‚ blaming‚ and denying. The phrase was coined by Leon Festinger in his 1956 book When Prophecy Fails‚ which chronicled the followers of a UFO cult as reality clashed with their fervent beliefs.[3][4] It
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Festinger developed a cognitive dissonance theory that exclaimed people feel uncomfortable with inconsistency in their actions and morals and will work to either alter their actions or their opinions to reconcile this dissatisfaction. Avoiding scenarios that exacerbate these feelings is a tactic used to reduce dissonance. The more challenging the changes from a decision someone makes or the more “irreversible” a decision seems‚ rises the likelihood of someone rationalizing the decision. For example
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Cognitive Dissonance is the state of having inconsistent thoughts‚ beliefs‚ or attitudes‚ especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. The Cognitive dissonance in “Quieting the Mind” would be based on somebody’s religious beliefs. Somebody can have a different belief on the effect of believing a person could heal you or not. An example can be if you were a child and a parent told you to do something you probably would. If a child did not they would probably change their attitude
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movie "Good Will Hunting" is the epitome of a psychological paradigm. He can be analyzed in so many ways‚ touching on many of the different fields of psychology. The most interesting thing about Will is the cognitive dissonance he goes through throughout the film. He is torn between these two cognitions‚ both of which contradict each other. One of these cognitions is the fact that he is an orphan from South Boston‚ meaning he should only have a low pay job and live there for the rest of his life
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