Cognitive Dissonance in Religion Cognitive Dissonance in Religion and Spirituality Chew Hock Kee Student ID: B1102483 Department of Psychology MC-502 Dr. Goh Chee Leong 27 Feb 2012 1 Cognitive Dissonance in Religion Cognitive dissonance theory was developed by Leon Festinger more than fifty years ago as the most influential consistency theory of attitudes (Fanzoi‚ 2009). This theory argues that we often justify and rationalise our behavior in order to maintain cognitive consistency (Franzoi)
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has a degree of truth. A lot of relationship require compromises and adaptation. Sometimes you have to go against your family; even after years of marriage‚ you have to make efforts and be patient; and itʼs important to adapt to the lifestyle of your boyfriend/girlfriend. To make a relationship work you could go against to your family. Today‚ religion encourage a lot of conflicts and wars. My best friendʼs parents had a lot of issues in their love relationship because of religion. Her father
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would in turn allow the wearer to do things without being watched‚ therefore he or she could get away with virtually anything and everything. Obviously with such a powerful ring‚ many would assume that it would lead to moral corruption because it would allow the wearer to do anything they pleased without consequence. In a society that is so heavily dependent on the interaction and perception of others‚ with the Ring of Gyges there would be no limits to what one could do. To be completely honest‚ I
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What Rights Do Animals Have? Week 8 ENGL 135 Ayano Moon Dr: Cynthia Hallett DeVry University What Rights Do Animals Have? In October 2011‚ dozens of exotic animals such as lions and rare tigers were released into human population by local private owner‚ Terry Thompson. This act not only put hundreds of the local populated area at very alarming high risk of extreme danger‚ it also led to “49 animals were slaughtered‚ including 18 Bengal tigers‚ 17 lions‚ six black bears‚ a pair of grizzlies
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Advertisers do have a responsibility to society. We are live in a society surrounded by a variety of advertisements. The amount spent alone in advertisement by the top 10 companies in the U.S. cost up to billions of dollars per year. Advertisements can be both beneficial and harmful to viewers. Consumers collect information about a certain product or service through advertisement so advertisers have a responsibility to deliver truthful information to the public. However‚ advertisers frequently
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On the off chance that I asked "Why do we have to wash up?" the answer would most likely be something about keeping great real cleanliness. Indeed‚ the response to "Why do we have to ruminate?" would be fundamentally the same as in nature. Basically‚ ruminating helps one keep great mental and otherworldly cleanliness. It’s disapproved of in our general public to go out into open reaking of bacterial smells. Why? Mostly in light of the fact that its truly difficult to center when the individual
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in some sort of way‚ it starts to bring drama and make some people do crazy things. Sometimes people mess with other people on the internet and make them hurt themselves. In my life I’ve learned many lessons. One lesson that has stuck to me and is important to me is to think before speaking and acting. I’ve learned this lesson from many experiences I had. One experience was when I was in middle school and I thought I could do and say whatever I wanted to the teachers but I couldn’t. I kept getting
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Most people believe that free will is something that all humans have. Many religions even teach that people have free will. Children are told by their parents that they have free will. However‚ free will is nothing more than a myth. It is only an illusion. Humans only believe that they have free will. The play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles brings this idea up. In the play‚ Oedipus believes he has free will in choosing to run away from the town he calls his home because he is afraid of a prophecy
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Why do we have seasons? We all know that The Earth‚ our planet‚ spins around on its own axis. It is an imaginary line passing through the North and South poles. That’s how we get night and day. But why we get different seasons is more complex. The Earth isn’t standing straight up at a 90 degree angle. It’s more tilted on its axis that measures about 23.5 degrees. As the Earth revolves around the Sun in a wide circle‚ sometimes the top portion (Northern Hemisphere) is towards the Sun‚ and sometimes
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Why do we have organizations? Organization implies that a group of individuals come together working‚ supporting a common goal. Everyone has a role and understands their responsibility in obtaining‚ achieving the goal. Why do we have organizations? Organizations are the foundation of our being. They give us structure on how to function in our day to day activities and help in achieving the completion of a common goal. They define our role & the importance of our talent/skill to succeed
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