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An Introduction to Leon Festinger's A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance - A Macat Psychology Analysis
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Aming Chiang posted on 2016/11/10Ever wondered why people rationalize their bad habits, like smoking? This video dives into Leon Festinger's fascinating theory of cognitive dissonance, explaining how we deal with conflicting beliefs and pick up advanced vocabulary like 'cognitions' and 'rationalize' along the way!
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- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
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- Group or class of similar things or people
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- Frequently, or without pause
- In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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- The process of knowing and remembering
- Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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