Cognitive Dissonance States that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to reduce the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.
You do a boring job, but is paid $30/hour, so you say that is a nice and interesting job....'well, it is not cognitive dissonance, I think is a great new job!!'
You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
by David Mendoza November 9, 2006
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1. The act of a man pleasuring himself. As oppossed to twoggle.
2. Not just limited to one person however, it may involve multiple people and they can be referred to as coggle companions, involved in this "group coggling session"
-Not generally conjugated in spanish like twoggle but, in some random cases it can be
ex. twoggliendo
twogglemente
and/or coggle
2. Not just limited to one person however, it may involve multiple people and they can be referred to as coggle companions, involved in this "group coggling session"
-Not generally conjugated in spanish like twoggle but, in some random cases it can be
ex. twoggliendo
twogglemente
and/or coggle
"Hey, how much longer until we have to go to our FCAT rooms?"
"Umm, i don't know, why?"
"D'ya think i have enough time to go coggle??
"Umm, i don't know, why?"
"D'ya think i have enough time to go coggle??
by Kenny Johnson March 12, 2007
Get the coggle mug.(noun) A condition which causes loss of memory, motor skills, and inhibitions, and occurs as a result of drinking too much cognac. Symptoms include, but are not limited to: angry/confusing voicemails/text messages, black eyes, and/or legal trouble.
Eric: Yo nig, how'd you get home from the club last night?
Ryan: I don't know, brah. I don't remember shit after I went into cognac arrest.
Eric: SCUMFUCK FOR LIFE!
Ryan: I don't know, brah. I don't remember shit after I went into cognac arrest.
Eric: SCUMFUCK FOR LIFE!
by MurderDeathKill804 April 21, 2010
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PS3 fanboy: PS3 KICKS 360'S ASS ANYDAY.
Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
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