Cognitive Dissonance Experiment: Always Believe In What You Do - Psychology Series | Academy 4 S...

Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort that arises when a personal belief, thought, or hope is directly contradicted by hard facts. There are 3 main ways to get rid of that discomfort: 1) change either the internal belief or the external reality, 2) logically justify why belief and reality don’t currently match up, and 3) ignore all facts that contradict your beliefs.

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**Think Further Questions:
1. Describe a real-life situation where someone might experience cognitive dissonance.
2. What do you think is the best way to resolve or reduce cognitive dissonance? Explain your answer.
3. What are some negative consequences that can come out of poorly handling cognitive dissonance?

**Contents
00:00 - Have You Ever?
00:23 - Here’s Why
00:56 - Cognitive Dissonance
01:19 - Experiment
02:49 - Applying It

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