Cognitive Dissonance Theory: SIMPLIFIED [Real Life Examples]

Cognitive Dissonance happens when 2 thoughts, ideas, or beliefs are in disagreement. In This Video, you will learn with real-life examples, what Cognitive Dissonance is, how it works, and how it affects your life.

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0:00 What is Cognitive Dissonance
1:35 Example of Smoking
4:06 Example of Diet
5:02 Example of Bad Relationship
10:03 Dissonance Reducing Behaviour

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[MiguelAngel-irck]

To sum it up its when your actions dont align with your beliefs

[BemaBiz]

So many use cigs as an example but I think it’s a flawed one because smokers know that cigs are bad. Better example would be a mother whose son is using drugs & everyone around her sees it, yet she doesn’t want to believe it and ignores the signs and makes excuses for the behavior. She does this because in her mind, it’s much more comfortable to believe he is not. She will even get angry at the introduction of facts contrary to her fantasy that he is clean. The messenger of the truth is the one who’s not being realistic & it’s easier to get mad at the messenger and counter with excuses.

[Alkis]

The one problem at the end is that cognitive dissonance, or rather dissonance reducing behavior, is often unconscious. You don't consciously choose to lie to yourself or face the truth. It is really hard to get out of "fantasy land" as you put it alone. It is a blind spot.
We gotta do our best to be introspective ans skeptical of the things we say to ourselves and learn how to do self criticism and examination, but it is definitely not just a matter of just "choose" to be more realistic.

Not to mention that sometimes it is not at all obvious what would be the "realistic" way to solve the dissonance. For example, if you have a believe and your behavior is in contradiction with something you know to be true but still you don't know what actions would be effective at reducing the dissonance.

[TheNahlool]

Wow. That was very helpful. Can't wait for part 2

[osadia]

Good job. Very deep, logical and explained.

[Saks_Fifth]

My cognitive dissonance ain’t working 😭 cause I’ve yet to end up in fantasy land 😭😭
But I’ve noticed it mainly with procrastination.

[PolyMadd]

It's not that easy: people smoking KNOW that it hurts. Yet they do it because they like it, because it's a physical and psychical drug.
It's NOT Cognitive Dissonance: they just don't give a shet, but THEY KNOW that it hurts.

A better example is a believer: you bring him/her proof (there's plenty) that the Bible and Christianity is all a lie, and they won't be able to abandon it.

Easier than that: I once knew a person who worshiped Sai Baba.
I told him and showed him that Sai Baba was a fraud, a pedophile and a shetty person, but he didn't believe "me" (all the people that TESTED Sai Baba and REVEALED that he was a fraud, he remained on his steps.
He simply COULDN'T abandon his brainwashing, and he didn't know why. He just couldn't accept new data, because it was too DISSONANT with the reality that was in his mind. He would have gladly given his children for school to Sai Baba, if he was still alive.
THIS is cognitive dissonance.

Want to experiment it directly?
Find a person that you know that worships deeply something.
Bring this person PROOF that it's crap.
See that person being unable to accept new data because too DISSONANT with the reality that is in his/her/zi/zhem mind, and drive you mad because he/she/zi/zhem/LGBTQI+ can't accept reality.