During times of political turbulence, we seek the satisfaction of being correct in our views. The decline of traditional media and the proliferation of online sources offer a vast choice ...

It was a signature case of “cognitive dissonance,” a concept developed by Leon Festinger, one of the researchers. Atlantic writer Julie Beck, in an article about Martin, explains how cognitive ...

And what can we as counsellors do about this? We can find a possible answer in psychology. A psychologist called Leon Festinger coined the phrase “cognitive dissonance” in the 1950s after observing an ...

ABSTRACT: Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance (1957) has long served as a cornerstone in understanding psychological conflict arising from contradictory beliefs and behaviors. However, in ...

Mark Lynas draws on the latest science to describe the world under warming scenarios ranging from 1° (bad) to 6°C (unimaginably bad). He sums up the task with brutal candour: "we have only seven years ...