Internally repealing old beliefs and past experiences and replacing them with new information that contradicts the original to conform with internal belief structures.
Example: Democrats
Example: Democrats
Joe Biden saying if the President had done his job, no one would have died from Covid-19, then declaring "there is nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months" is an extreme case of Cognitive Dissonance.
by 7Slinger January 26, 2021
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the local skater gang of Acadia University out to mildly inconvenience the town of Wolfville
known for using chalk to write on builings instead of spray paint
known for using chalk to write on builings instead of spray paint
"Wow this writing in chalk is such an inconvenience. Now I'm going to have to get a wet cloth to wipe this off. Must have been the work of Dissocia."
by gongshowhockey1991 November 7, 2009
Get the Dissocia mug.That sudden feeling of 'ick' when you take a sip of tea but you thought it was going to be Coke. It's not that you dislike tea you just thought it would be Coke.
Bill: How was your date?
Bixby: I thought only blondes were that ditzy.
Bill: Fight Dissonance, man! It messes with all of us.
Bixby: I thought only blondes were that ditzy.
Bill: Fight Dissonance, man! It messes with all of us.
by MonaBSU September 29, 2009
Get the dissonance mug.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.
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Get the cognitive dissonance mug.Knowing you made the wrong choice but are too stubborn to correct yourself and therefore deny it by saying everyone else made the wrong choice.
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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