Cognitive Dissonance

Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant.

Year introduced: 1969

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Tree Number(s): F02.463.188.305

MeSH Unique ID: D003073

Entry Terms:

• Cognitive Dissonances
• Dissonance, Cognitive
• Dissonances, Cognitive

Previous Indexing:

• Cognition (1966-1968)
• Motivation (1966-1968)

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Mental Processes
Cognition
Cognitive Dissonance