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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;

* [[Rationalization]]: Inventing faulty justifications in an effort to maintain both contradictory ideas as true;

* Rationalization: Inventing faulty justifications in an effort to maintain both contradictory ideas as true;

* [[Denial]]: Denying the existence of a contradiction where one exists

* [[Denial]]: Denying the existence of a contradiction where one exists

[[George Orwell]] famously discussed cognitive dissonance in his novel [[1984]], using the term [[doublethink]].  However, doublethink refers to the ability to overcome the stress or discomfort and to accept the contradictory ideas.<ref>[http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-dict.html Newspeak Dictionary]</ref>

[[George Orwell]] famously discussed cognitive dissonance in his novel [[1984]], using the term [[doublethink]].  However, doublethink refers to the ability to overcome the stress or discomfort and to accept the contradictory ideas.<ref>[http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-dict.html Newspeak Dictionary]</ref>

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