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cognitive dissonance

Mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information. The concept was introduced by the psychologist Leon Festinger (1919–89) in the late 1950s. He and later researchers showed that, when confronted with challenging new information, most people seek to preserve their current understanding of the world by rejecting, explaining away, or avoiding the new information or by convincing themselves that no conflict really exists. Cognitive dissonance is nonetheless considered an explanation for attitude change.

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Cognitive retraining
Jan 01, 2003; Cognitive retraining Definition Cognitive retraining is a therapeutic strategy that seeks to improve or restore a person's skills...
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Evaluating the evidence base for cognitive strategy instruction and mathematical problem solving.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; Cognitive strategy instruction focuses on teaching youngsters a range of cognitive and metacognitive processes, strategies, or...
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Comparing cognitive dissonace test scores of college students in Canada with those in the United Sates.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 22, 2001; Cognitive dissonance was described by Leon Festinger (1957) as feelings of discontent often lying deep in the unconscious that...
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Cognitive impairment after breast cancer treatment.(Supportive Care)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2008; Cognitive impairment after chemotherapy is a reported concern of some breast cancer survivors (Ahles & Saykin, 2001). Despite a...
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Effects of integrating the use of graphic calculators on mathematics performance from the cognitive load perspective.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; ABSTRACT Cognitive load theory assumes that some learning environment impose greater demands than others, consequently impose a...
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