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All In The Mind
Cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics
Mar 18, 2023
Exploring the impact of cognitive dissonance on behavior and decision-making, including its role in mental gymnastics. The Measures of Performance experiment reveals how deception and compensation affect cognitive dissonance. Justifications and message framing in unhealthy behaviors are discussed, while also delving into harnessing cognitive dissonance for behavior change. Upcoming topics include strategies for improving sleep.
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- Cognitive dissonance leads to mental gymnastics as individuals try to resolve the conflict between their beliefs and actions.
- Cognitive dissonance can be harnessed to encourage behavior change, especially in health psychology where presenting the harms of certain behaviors can lead to attitude and behavior change.
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Understanding Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive dissonance is the experience of conflicting beliefs and actions, leading to a negative emotional state. This tension motivates individuals to resolve the dissonance by either changing their attitudes or changing their behaviors.
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