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cognitive dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort felt when holding two or more conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes, or when one's behavior contradicts these beliefs. This mental tension creates a desire to reduce the inconsistency, which people achieve by changing their beliefs or behaviors, adding new justifications, or ignoring the conflicting information.
She experienced cognitive dissonance when she promoted healthy eating while regularly indulging in junk food.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
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Cognitive Clutch Collapse (CCC)

Cognitive Clutch Collapse (CCC) is a condition that occurs when a fan of LeBron James experiences a complete mental breakdown of logic and reality during basketball discussions, particularly involving his greatness. Symptoms include a complete denial of facts, an emotional overreaction to the slightest criticism, and the uncontrollable urge to defend LeBron at all costs, often by resorting to absurd and illogical arguments.
"Yo, someone get this nigga to a hospital QUICK, I think he got that new syndrome 'Cognitive Clutch Collapse (CCC).'

Dude can’t stop talkin' about LeBron, denying facts and shit... like he’s in a different dimension or somethin'. 😂🏀🧠"
by Guinness718 December 12, 2024
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cogniteering

A person who specializes in the process of thought in an engineered and organized way such as to bring about realization of thought into a tangible form, process, or basic understanding.
The cogniteer was able to dissect the situation down to it's essence so everyone understood what happened. He specializes in cogniteering solutions.
by smith gregory May 1, 2010
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cognitive beasts

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cognitive burden asymmetry

In psychology, cognitive burden asymmetry refers to the unequal distribution of cognitive load and its effects across different parts of the brain or on different cognitive functions. This asymmetry is evident in brain lateralization, where hemispheres specialize in certain tasks, and can become more pronounced under high cognitive load, potentially affecting performance and leading to biased processing or fatigue. For example, tasks may be processed more efficiently or with a greater "burden" on one side of the brain depending on the task's nature and the individual's specific neural wiring.
When I tried to multitask during finals, I felt the cognitive burden asymmetry kick in—my left brain was struggling with math while my right brain was zoning out on my playlist!
by Emotional Cruiser October 21, 2025
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