Cognitive dissonance describes the psychological discomfort
Position 1: This second strategy, known as selective exposure, helps explain why deeply held attitudes can persist even when contradictory evidence is readily available.
Position 2: Leon Festinger first proposed the theory in 1957 after observing that people are strongly motivated to reduce this internal inconsistency.
Position 3: Alternatively, individuals may seek out new information that supports one belief while actively avoiding evidence that challenges it.
Position 4: Cognitive dissonance describes the psychological discomfort experienced when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously.
Position 5: One common strategy is to change one of the conflicting beliefs so that it aligns more closely with the other.
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