The “cognitive dissonance” of distraction Aug. 2, 2010 "Our brains aren't designed to perform two cognitively complex tasks at the same time, such as driving while having a cell phone ...

Psychologist Leon Festinger published the book A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance in 1957. Among the examples he used to illustrate the theory were doomsday cult members and their explanations for ...

Cognitive dissonance is the motivational mechanism that underlies the reluctance to admit mistakes or accept scientific findings even when those findings can save our lives. The cognitive dissonance ...

Cognitive Dissonance And Self-Sabotage. Psychologist Jack Brehm first investigated the relationship between dissonance and decision-making in 1956.Leon Festinger formulated it into a theory (1957 ...

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3, Accept that fear of cognitive dissonance is a normal part of your decision-making The bigger the decision, the more likely you are going to be pulled in different directions weighing most pros ...

Thomas Plante (@ThomasPlante) Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, is a faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and an adjunct clinical ...

As an example: There was cognitive dissonance amongst a subset of Blockbuster customers (”I’m not truly happy with the Blockbuster experience, but have no real viable substitute”), that ...

Dehumanization, Humanization, and Cognitive Dissonance It’s widely assumed that dehumanization is the major factor that leads to atrocities like Unit 731. After all, we believe that humans are ...