Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

You’ve undoubtedly heard of the concept of cognitive dissonance, a term from social psychology that frequently makes its way into the media, including numerous references in popular movies and ...

In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were spared the worst destruction, stories soon spread that an even ...

With cognitive dissonance, we’re torn between two opposing life narratives and both can’t possibly be right. We’re ‘torn in two.’ Prolonged cognitive dissonance can lead to serious distress, ...