GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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Cognitive Dissonance was proposed by
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Dennise Richard
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Hans Seyle
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Leon Festinger
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As presented by Festinger in 1957, dissonance theory began by postulating that pairs of cognitions (elements of knowledge) can be relevant or irrelevant to one another. If two cognitions are relevant to one another, they are either consonant or dissonant.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs. It can also occur when a person holds two contradictory beliefs at the same time. Cognitive dissonance is not a disease or illness. It is a psychological phenomenon that can happen to anyone.
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