According to Aronson et al; (2016), cognitive dissonance is the discomfort that people feel when two cognitions like belief/attitude conflict (pg. 158). When we feel discomfort, we try to find ways even outside of our comfort zone to reduce it. “Reducing dissonance is not always simple or obvious” (Aronson et al; 2016, pg. 158). An example of cognitive dissonance for me was compulsive overeating, despite the consequences of weight gain and hypertension I still ate obsessively. I was glutting (overeating) and eating when I was not even hungry. I had reach almost 300lbs with only being 5’0 in height. Not only that, according to Bible I was sinning. In Proverbs 28:7 it says “He who keeps the law is a wise son, but a friend of men who eat too much puts his Father to shame” (NLV).
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Anything that is habit forming, takes control of us, and is placed before God is a sin. In Exodus 20:3 it says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (KJV). My belief in God and my attitude towards my behavior was conflicting. I got tired of being sick all the time and I felt guilty when I would overeat. Changing your behavior is one of three ways to reduce dissonance (Aronson et al; 2016, pg. 159). In the article, A Review of Cognitive Dissonance Theory in Management Research: Opportunities for Further Development it says, “Responsibility for choice, is the belief that one has personal responsibility for the choice selected, leads to greater discrepancy reduction in response to dissonance” (Hinojosa et al; 2016, para.15). I reduce the cognitive dissonance by getting help from a nutritionist. My behavior change because I came to the knowledge of what overeating was doing to my body. I made a choice and became responsible for my behavior then made some
Anything that is habit forming, takes control of us, and is placed before God is a sin. In Exodus 20:3 it says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (KJV). My belief in God and my attitude towards my behavior was conflicting. I got tired of being sick all the time and I felt guilty when I would overeat. Changing your behavior is one of three ways to reduce dissonance (Aronson et al; 2016, pg. 159). In the article, A Review of Cognitive Dissonance Theory in Management Research: Opportunities for Further Development it says, “Responsibility for choice, is the belief that one has personal responsibility for the choice selected, leads to greater discrepancy reduction in response to dissonance” (Hinojosa et al; 2016, para.15). I reduce the cognitive dissonance by getting help from a nutritionist. My behavior change because I came to the knowledge of what overeating was doing to my body. I made a choice and became responsible for my behavior then made some