Cognitive dissonance

way it really is. Cognitive dissonance is a psychological process that occurs when people actions negate their beliefs by acting contrary to their attitude with little justification. There is research that has progressively demonstrated that a person's internal state can influence his or her perceptual experience of the outside world. Cognitive Dissonance and the Perception of Natural Environments conducted a study that demonstrates that the motivation to resolve cognitive dissonance affects the…

Before I introduce myself to the depth of this question, I would like to say that what we believe in is cognition; the cognitive theory becomes handy when an individual faces two different beliefs driving him to a conflicting state. For instant, someone likes to smoke marijuana, it is 1st cognition for his behavior, and he may or may not be aware of the negative or positive effect that marijuana can cause to his health; now beside that the same individual likes to drink whiskey, this is the 2nd…

In the Cognitive Dissonance Experiment conducted by Leon Festinger, the researchers were interested in how we rationalize to ourselves about why we think and behave certain ways. Participants were students enrolled in a certain course at Stanford University. Based off of this factor and the time period, we can assume that they were mostly of similar background (white and middle class). Once in the lab, they were told that the experiment was about how expectations affect the experience of…

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…

1. Cognitive dissonance This is perhaps one of the weirdest and most unsettling findings in psychology. Cognitive dissonance is the idea that we find it hard to hold two contradictory beliefs, so we unconsciously adjust one to make it fit with the other. In the classic study students found a boring task more interesting if they were paid less to take part. Our unconscious reasons like this: if I didn’t do it for money, then I must have done it because it was interesting. As if by magic, a…

1. From my understanding, cognitive dissonance refers to when holds two conflicting values or when ones attitude does not align with their behavior. When I began this job at the car dealership, I signed a non-compete agreement. I consider myself to be an honest person. I believe that one should honor their contract and when working for a company, and they should be committed to doing their job to the best of their ability. However, on the weekend, I work for a small "mom and pop" rental company.…

Cognitive Dissonance can be found everywhere in our lives. It can be anywhere from our personal beliefs and thoughts to issues in functional and dysfunctional workplaces. Many people fight with cognitive dissonance on a daily basis to make our lives feel right even if our original beliefs felt it is wrong. Cognitive dissonance should be removed as much as possible from everyday life to reduce the amount of stress and arguments in personal lives and workplaces. Cognitive dissonance is experienced…

I am most selfish in making decisions for my well-being disregarding if anyone else will be affected. This often times puts me in cognitive dissonance, particularly when two of my values conflict when being maintained. A prime example of my cognitive dissonance is my educational/career decisions and satisfying my parents happiness in having me be in a “reputable and high earning” profession. I am currently attending at Pierce, and after I earn my associates degree this spring, I plan to transfer…

unbiased judgment for others. The cognitive dissonance affects the individuals’ ability and proficiency to provide good judgments from a perceived and an observed situational occurrence. Dissonance can be eliminated by being conscious about what you believe in and avoiding conflicts between beliefs and behavior. Cognitive dissonance can be reduced by less paying importance on the beliefs that are subjective to conflicts. Individuals can also reduce cognitive dissonance by targeting the beliefs…

providing energy information was not enough to change consumer behaviours. Attitudes can be hard to change, and even if there was evidence to support a change in attitudes, it is difficult for a change to actually occur, which can be explained by cognitive dissonance…