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dissonance reduction

dissonance reduction Dissonance reduction is the process of easing the psychological discomfort that arises when a person holds inconsistent related thoughts or behaves in ways that conflict with their attitudes.

Dissonance reduction is the process of easing the psychological discomfort that arises when a person holds inconsistent related thoughts or behaves in ways that conflict with their attitudes. People may reduce this discomfort by changing an attitude, minimizing the importance of the inconsistency, weakening the original attitude, or denying responsibility for the behavior.

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Drafting source: Cancino-Montecinos Sebastian; Björklund Fredrik; Lindholm Torun. Dissonance reduction as emotion regulation: Attitude change is related to positive emotions in the induced compliance paradigm. 2018; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0209012; article XML SHA-256 7f30c9fa1a6843049da3d09a73566dfd087c21a2bedf419d6e7f201a014e14e6. “Dissonance reduction as emotion regulation: Attitude change is related to positive emotions in the induced compliance paradigm” (10.1371/journal.pone.0209012).
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