Have you ever been out and about, perhaps tackling the Christmas shopping list, and felt a bit thirsty? You buy a drink—say, one that comes in a plastic bottle—and quench your thirst, only to find ...
I feel a bit of dissonance over writing this post. My newly edited book on dissonance, Cognitive Dissonance: Re-examining a Pivotal Theory in Psychology, is an update of the book Jud Mills and I ...
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Cognitive Dissonance and the Discomfort of Holding Conflicting Beliefs
Do you ever get that nagging feeling of discomfort when your beliefs and actions don't quite line up? Like when you swear you ...
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Why we can't stop scrolling
Kathmandu, July 7 -- When a person's thoughts no longer align with their actions, cognitive dissonance emerges as an ...
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...
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