Questions tagged [cognitive-dissonance]
The creation of rationale to alleviate psychological discomfort caused by the evidence presented by facts that contradict beliefs and ideas that the individual is reluctant to reevaluate.
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Term for behaviour of transfering personal problems to other people and trying to solve them there?
I think my question is a little tricky to express, but I have observed this kind of behaviour pattern many times, and would like to know if it is coined in cognitive science.
As an example, consider ...
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What is the connection between cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias?
Intuitively, I'd think that cognitive dissonance (CD) is one explanation of confirmation bias (CB), since if it's the case that most people believe "I am right about most things", then admitting one ...
