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'''Cognitive dissonance''' is stress or discomfort caused by simultaneously holding contradictory ideas.   

'''Cognitive dissonance''' is stress or discomfort caused by simultaneously holding contradictory ideas.   

===Examples of cognitive dissonance===

==Examples of cognitive dissonance==

* A mother, who believes that her son is a good boy, learns that he has committed a serious crime;

* A mother, who believes that her son is a good boy, learns that he has committed a serious crime;

* An atheist, who believes that there is no design or purpose in biological life, faces arguments and evidence that support the existence of a designer;

* An atheist, who believes that there is no design or purpose in biological life, faces arguments and evidence that support the existence of a designer;

* A devout [[Muslim]] finds contradictions in the [[Qur'an]].

* A devout [[Muslim]] finds contradictions in the [[Qur'an]].

===Responses to cognitive dissonance===

==Responses to cognitive dissonance==

People respond to the uncomfortable feelings associated with cognitive dissonance in a number of ways, including:

People respond to the uncomfortable feelings associated with cognitive dissonance in a number of ways, including:

* [[Resolution]]: Identifying the source of the contradiction and adjusting one one or both of the contradicting beliefs to eliminate the contradiction;

* [[Resolution]]: Identifying the source of the contradiction and adjusting one one or both of the contradicting beliefs to eliminate the contradiction;