Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that ...

Or something more complex? Japanese war crimes during World War II have been studied broadly ... This creates a mental state known as cognitive dissonance, when “an individual’s cognitions — beliefs, ...

Trump Blocking U.S. Steel Deal Would Be a Mistake Brace Yourself for More Biden Pardons Trump ... Others, however, have remarkable cognitive dissonance. They properly execrate Obama’s executive ...