of building after fight * Witness heard boy yell “I’m going to kill you” at 12:10 A.M. * Witness heard body fall a second later * Witness saw boy run down stairs and out of building * Witness from across street‚ 60 feet away‚ divided by an “L” line‚ saw boy stab his father in a downward motion through her bedroom window‚ looking through the windows of the last two cars of a passing 6 car “L” train at 12:10 AM * Nobody saw the boy going to or coming out of movie theater * The
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Theory Paper on Cognitive Dissonance Theory “Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief‚ the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable‚ called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief‚ they will rationalize‚ ignore and even deny anything that doesn ’t fit in with the core belief.” ― Frantz Fanon‚ Black Skin‚ White
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Cognitive dissonance impacts the attitudes and behavior of employees in the workplace in the way of emotional dissonance. “Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort of an individual a person experiences when his or her values do not coincide with his or her behavior” (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013). Emotional dissonance‚ according to Pugh (2011)‚ it is the inconsistency of the way a person feels with the way a person displays their feelings outwardly. Now that we know the definitions‚ we
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Solving a cognitive dissonance is a good way to look at all your cards on the table‚ so to speak. The definition of cognitive dissonance is "A feeling of discomfort caused by a discrepancy between an attitude and a behavior or between two attitudes." (S.Carpenter‚ K. Huffman 2010). This is means that cognitive dissonance is a problem that involves how you feel and what you are doing to cause the problem. For an example: a man has stolen a car. He feels upset that he has stolen the car but he is in
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JJ’S EXTRA SESSION FOR _STASILAND_ SAC PREPARATION FRIDAY‚ FEBRUARY 28TH‚ 2014 A SAMPLE TOPIC: DESPITE THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL‚ _STASILAND_ EXPOSES THAT MANY IN THE FORMER GDR STILL HARBOUR A SENSE OF INCARCERATION AND ENTRAPMENT. DISCUSS. "Discuss" means: look at both sides of the argument but ultimately choose one to support more than the other. Paragraphs are based on "hooks" in the topic - parts of the topic that MUST be responded to. You may totally disagree with a topic but you still
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According to cognitive dissonance theory‚ there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (beliefs‚ expectations‚ or opinions of a particular individual). When inconsistency does exist between these beliefs or attitudes‚ psychological tension (dissonance) occurs and must be resolved through some action. This tension most often results when an individual must choose between two incompatible beliefs or actions and is heightened when alternatives are equally attractive
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The theory of Cognitive Dissonance states that when individuals are presented with information that implies we act in a way that contradicts our moral standards‚ we experience discomfort (Aronson‚ Wilson‚ and Akert‚ 1998‚ P. 191). This is considered Cognitive Dissonance‚ A psychological term used to describe mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information; arouses unease or tension; relieved by one of several defensive maneuvers: rejecting‚ explaining
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I truly enjoyed exploring the continence of your informative post. It is true as you stated that “Cognitive dissonance is the inability to maintain cognitive consistency because of two thoughts.” When an individual is squeezed in the middle of two different thoughts opposing each other‚ he then becomes confused‚ and may undertake a state of discomfort. At that point his internal and external body factors become most important to control his personality. Most of the time individuals are pretty consistent
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Cognitive Dissonance The term cognitive dissonance explains 2 conflicting cognitions where behavior and belief are inconsistent between each other. When one’s behavior and belief contradict each other‚ we possess an uncomfortable feeling by which we call dissonance. Because we are not able to change our behavior‚ we unconsciously change our attitudes for our behaviors to be consistent with each other; making the uncomfortable feeling go away. This adjustment is termed insufficient justification
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