Excuse making is part of your auto-pilot meta-programming. In fact‚ excuses are red flags‚ revealing what you TRULY believe‚ what your most closely held TRUTHS and beliefs are. The reason we make excuses is called cognitive dissonance in psychology. Cognitive dissonance is when our behavior and actions conflict with our attitudes and beliefs. According to Saul McLeod‚ in Simply Psychology‚ “It is the feeling of discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes‚ beliefs or behaviors to
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What is cognitive dissonance and the art of persuasion‚ where attitudes‚ emotions‚ and ethics play a factor in persuading an employee as to the characteristics of theoretical work situations. So‚ what is intellectual disagreement‚ the state of having unpredictable thoughts‚ theories‚ or arrogances‚ especially as relating to social choices and defiance change. Cognitive dissonance causes an ill feeling of uncertainty which in turns leads to unexpected modifications to one or more of the following:
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Cognitive dissonance refers to any situation involving conflicting beliefs‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors. According to the text‚ A First Look at Communication Theory‚ cognitive dissonance is the distressing mental state that people feel when they find themselves doing things that don’t fit with what they know‚ or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions they hold. This produces a feeling of discomfort‚ which leads to a change in one of the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors to reduce discomfort
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Theme: The loss of faith in God. Thesis: In Night‚ cognitive dissonance correlates with the theme‚ a loss of faith‚ by using words written by Elie Wiesel. Evidence 1: A general example of cognitive dissonance in religion is believing that God does exist and it is important to pray. Even though that person believes it‚ that person does not pray or even mention the existence of God. Analysis: Cognitive dissonance is having inconsistent thoughts with beliefs and attitudes. The person knows right
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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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Paper 4: Cognitive Dissonance in Fog of War People are largely motivated to stay consistent in how they act and feel‚ however they often have an unrealistic view of themselves. This view creates cognitive dissonance‚ or performing an action based off a thought that opposes one’s self concept (text‚ p.138). Cognitive dissonance occurs because people want to maintain a positive self –image‚ so instead of acknowledging short comings; they apply strategies to avoid the negative feeling dissonance can cause
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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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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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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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