Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that ...

This creates a mental state known as cognitive dissonance, when “an individual’s cognitions ... researchers joked that prisoners were maruta, the Japanese word for “log.” As technician Yoshio ...

President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla USA TODAY NETWORK If Donald Trump has a ...