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cognitive dissonance

mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time
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cognitive dissonance

Summary

cognitive dissonance ranks in the top 0.16% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,614 views/month, #127 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • cognitive dissonance is credited with the discovery of Leon Festinger[2].
  • cognitive dissonance is credited with the discovery of Elliot Aronson[3].
  • cognitive dissonance is a type of emotion[4].
  • cognitive dissonance is part of psychological terminology[5].
  • cognitive dissonance's Commons category is recorded as Cognitive dissonance[6].
  • cognitive dissonance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cognitive dissonance[7].
  • cognitive dissonance's facet of is recorded as disconfirmed expectancy[8].
  • cognitive dissonance's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[9].
  • cognitive dissonance's studied by is recorded as social psychology[10].

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Definition and Type

cognitive dissonance is a type of emotion[4].

Use and Application

cognitive dissonance is part of psychological terminology[5].

Why It Matters

cognitive dissonance ranks in the top 0.16% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,614 views/month, #127 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

emotion Lean Logic Leon Festinger

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  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → The Fox and the Grapes - Project Gutenberg etext 19994.jpg
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  2. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Leon Festinger, Elliot Aronson
    Facet of → disconfirmed expectancy
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