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にんてききょう 認知的不協和
Noun
1. cognitive dissonance
Wikipedia definition
2. Cognitive dissonanceCognitive dissonance is a discomfort caused by holding conflicting cognitions simultaneously. In a state of dissonance, people may feel surprise, dread, guilt, anger, or embarrassment. The theory of cognitive dissonance in social psychology proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by altering existing cognitions, adding new ones to create a consistent belief system, or alternatively by reducing the importance of any one of the dissonant elements.
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