Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that ...

The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people are averse to inconsistencies within their own minds. It offers one explanation for why people sometimes make an effort to adjust their ...

It is the subject of a new theory based on experiments showing that the grass is usually not greener on the other side of the fence and that grapes are sourest when ...

Deathcore outfit Whitechapel are going to hit the road hard to kick off 2025 thanks to their newly announced ‘Hymns in Dissonance” North American tour and the great lineup of supporting acts they’ve ...