{"id":60152,"date":"2022-02-11T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=60152"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:02:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:02:41","slug":"cognitive-dissonance-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/cognitive-dissonance-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology Behind Cognitive Dissonance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is cognitive dissonance? How do people resolve the uncomfortable feeling that arises as a result of dissonance between cognitions and actions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort that occurs as a result of holding two conflicting cognitions (e.g. beliefs, values, or attitudes) or acting in ways that contradict those cognitions. To ease this discomfort, people tend to deny the facts or rationalize their thinking to restore cognitive consonance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about the psychology of cognitive dissonance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cognitive-dissonance\"><strong>Cognitive Dissonance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the<strong> <\/strong>discomfort that occurs when your beliefs or desires conflict with your actions. To alleviate this cognitive discomfort, you deny or rationalize your actions until your memories of the situation change: You deny that you ever acted against your beliefs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if Ann believes stealing is wrong, but contradicts her beliefs by shoplifting, she\u2019ll experience cognitive dissonance. Her brain will rationalize her actions to minimize the conflict or even change her memories so she forgets she ever shoplifted, depending on how severe the dissonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012\">Cognitive dissonance occurs because people have an innate desire for consistency<\/a>: You want your decisions to be consistent with your beliefs. This is partly why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-core-beliefs\/\">changing your beliefs<\/a> and worldview is so difficult, as it triggers cognitive dissonance. However, you can train yourself into new beliefs by consistently behaving in line with those new beliefs: As your new pattern of behavior is reinforced, cognitive dissonance will decrease.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Falsification of History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When we experience cognitive dissonance about past events, we often (unconsciously) resort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/falsification\/\">falsification<\/a> of history in an attempt to restore consonance: As your opinions and worldview change over time, your brain alters the details of your memories, making you remember the past in a way that better matches your current opinions and worldview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Your brain rewrites memories to be helpful: By updating the information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2014\/02\/04\/271527934\/our-brains-rewrite-our-memories-putting-present-in-the-past#:~:text=Memory%20is%20not%20intended%20to%20allow%20you%20to%20remember%20what%20you%20did%20last%20week%2C%20or%20remember%20your%20childhood.%20The%20point%20is%20to%20help%20you%20make%20good%20choices%20right%20now.%22\">your memories become more relevant to the current moment<\/a> and your current decisions. However, rewriting memories also means you become overconfident in your beliefs: When you think you\u2019ve always held the same beliefs, you won\u2019t feel the need to challenge them, and you\u2019ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-skeptical\/\">be skeptical<\/a> of other people\u2019s ability to change their own beliefs. On the other hand, if you remember how your beliefs have changed over time, you\u2019ll be more open to adjusting them again and more welcoming to others who are challenging their beliefs.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even people&#8217;s strongest memories, usually made in joyous or traumatic situations, are dramatically altered as time goes by, Dobelli adds. (Shortform note: Many people believe these \u201cflashbulb\u201d moments remain untouched and are represented totally accurately in your memory. However, traumatic memories are often <em>less <\/em>accurate than other kinds of memories, not more accurate. Sometimes, traumatic memories are almost entirely fabricated because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologicalscience.org\/teaching\/myth-eyewitness-testimony-is-the-best-kind-of-evidence.html#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20stress%20and%20terror%20can%20actually%20inhibit%20memory%20formation%2C%20and%20memories%20continue%20to%20be%20constructed%20after%20the%20originating%20event%20on%20the%20basis%20of%20information%20learned%20afterward\">your ability to form memories is <em>hampered<\/em> in traumatic situations, not increased<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is cognitive dissonance? How do people resolve the uncomfortable feeling that arises as a result of dissonance between cognitions and actions? In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort that occurs as a result of holding two conflicting cognitions (e.g. beliefs, values, or attitudes) or acting in ways that contradict those cognitions. 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