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 ...

Cognitive Dissonance: Balancing Contradictory Thoughts ... a psychological principle exploring how individuals assign causes to events. Attribution theory reveals an inherent human drive to ...

And I believe the decision is also causing an unprecedented amount of cognitive dissonance in many individuals ... Some politicians have downplayed the tragic events by saying things like it ...