A Review of Cognitive Dissonance Theory and Its Relevance

Cognitive Dissonance: Definition, Effects, Examples and Facts cognitive dissonance The meaning of COGNITIVE DISSONANCE is psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously cognitive dissonance After expending so much effort, questioning commitment would create cognitive dissonance It is inconsistent to prove devotion to a belief by

cognitive dissonance A classic example of cognitive dissonance is smoking If someone smokes and at the same time knows that smoking is harmful to health, cognitive dissonance