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The description of cognitive dissonance is wrong. It's not holding two things in your head at once[0], it's the feeling you get when you believe two contradicto
by strken 7y ago
The description of cognitive dissonance is wrong. It's not holding two things in your head at once[0], it's the feeling you get when you believe two contradictory things.
[0] that's closer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory
- simplify 7y agoYes, and it's also not as severe or "a sign of being stupid" as many think. Cognitive dissonance occurs in situations as simple as walking to a store and discovering the store is closed.
- 1123581321 7y agoIt’s also used in marketing to describe what happens when a buyer’s expectations are not met by the product, and is entirely used to fault the seller and the seller’s marketing.