You can think of cognitions as beliefs. If you like smoking then this is a cognition. On the other hand knowing that smoking is harmful is another cognition.
Now when 2 cognitions (like the ones mentioned) are dissonant then you can call this phenomenon cognitive dissonance.
Because most people who smoke know that smoking is bad they experience cognitive dissonance. But the question is, why do most smokers never give up smoking even if they are experiencing cognitive dissonance?
That's the question i am going to answer in this article by telling you about the connection between cognitive dissonance and smoking behavior.
How smokers deal with cognitive dissonance
Because cognitive dissonance is not a comfortable thing smokers tend to alter
Now when 2 cognitions (like the ones mentioned) are dissonant then you can call this phenomenon cognitive dissonance.
Because most people who smoke know that smoking is bad they experience cognitive dissonance. But the question is, why do most smokers never give up smoking even if they are experiencing cognitive dissonance?
That's the question i am going to answer in this article by telling you about the connection between cognitive dissonance and smoking behavior.
How smokers deal with cognitive dissonance
Because cognitive dissonance is not a comfortable thing smokers tend to alter