I think cognitive dissonance is extremely common in our lives‚ whether we realize it or not. Almost every day I can say that I am faced with cognitive dissonance. For example I’m on a diet and I know I should not be eating sweets‚ but when I come by one‚ even though I’m telling myself in the moment I shouldn’t be doing this‚ I eat the sweets anyway. Shortly before or after eating it I will try to justify in my mind why I just did that or why it was ok. Something like “oh it was just one; as long
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I truly enjoyed exploring the continence of your informative post. It is true as you stated that “Cognitive dissonance is the inability to maintain cognitive consistency because of two thoughts.” When an individual is squeezed in the middle of two different thoughts opposing each other‚ he then becomes confused‚ and may undertake a state of discomfort. At that point his internal and external body factors become most important to control his personality. Most of the time individuals are pretty consistent
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Theme: The loss of faith in God. Thesis: In Night‚ cognitive dissonance correlates with the theme‚ a loss of faith‚ by using words written by Elie Wiesel. Evidence 1: A general example of cognitive dissonance in religion is believing that God does exist and it is important to pray. Even though that person believes it‚ that person does not pray or even mention the existence of God. Analysis: Cognitive dissonance is having inconsistent thoughts with beliefs and attitudes. The person knows right
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The movie Shrek which starts like any other fairy tale with a once upon a time. But once we see whom the hero of the story is it is made obvious that this is not a typical fairy tale. Each character symbolizes something in general. The four main characters are Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz)‚ Shrek (Mike Myers)‚ Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). The other characters include the old fairy tale creatures from stories of childhood‚ which are brought to life‚ and this is the tale
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According to cognitive dissonance theory‚ there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (beliefs‚ expectations‚ or opinions of a particular individual). When inconsistency does exist between these beliefs or attitudes‚ psychological tension (dissonance) occurs and must be resolved through some action. This tension most often results when an individual must choose between two incompatible beliefs or actions and is heightened when alternatives are equally attractive
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Hero’s Journey (12 Stages) The Ordinary World- (The hero’s normal world before the story begins.) In the beginning of the movie you see shrek doing his daily behaviors‚ brushing his teeth with slug juice‚ eating eyeballs as food and setting a fire by burping on a matchstick. Shrek’s ordinary world would be his swamp‚ where he lives peacefully without any worries. Shrek has sign saying “stay out” which indicates he likes being alone. The Call to Adventure- (The hero is presented with a challenge adventure
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Cognitive dissonance can fall into just about any situation involving things from conflicting attitudes to other people’s beliefs and behaviors. What cognitive dissonance involves is the mix emotions and feelings of discomfort that leads to the change in someone’s attitude and behaviors. According to Festinger cognitive dissonance theory‚ Festinger suggest that people have an inner drive to hold all their attitudes and their own beliefs in harmony with out disturbance. Every individual compares themselves
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cognitive dissonance theory states that if there is a discrepancy – an aversive emotional state – between our beliefs and behaviors‚ we are likely to experience inconsistency between these two cognitions. For instance‚ if you smoke‚ despite knowing that smoking is harmful‚ then this may result in cognitive dissonance. Furthermore‚ the college students who put themselves through hazing to join a fraternity could be another example. These students also most likely to experience cognitive dissonance. I noticed
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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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self-concept as they pertain to Shrek‚ Donkey‚ Princess Fiona‚ and Prince Farquar. Your answer needs to address the components of self. In your answer‚ include how self-concept affects the way that they communicate. Remember that communication includes cognitive‚ listening and speaking processes. According to the looking glass theory‚ we use others as a mirror to see ourselves and we imagine what others think of us then include these imaginings in our self concept. In the movie "Shrek"‚ the main character
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