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DISSONANCE COGNITIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

An unpleasant psychological state resulting from inconsistency between two or more elements in a cognitive system.

CONT

When someone tells a lie and feels uncomfortable about it because he fundamentally sees himself as an honest person, he may be experiencing cognitive dissonance. That is, there is mental discord related to a contradiction between one thought (in this case, knowing he did something wrong) and another (thinking that he is honest).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

État de tension apparaissant lorsqu'un individu détient simultanément deux cognitions (idées, opinions, croyances) qui sont psychologiquement inconsistantes.

CONT

De plus, ce positivisme toxique va instaurer chez [cette personne] une dissonance cognitive à cause de pensées contradictoires du type «je suis triste/je dois être heureux».

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