cognitive dissonance
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consonanceharmonypsychologybeliefattitudecontradictionparadoxrationalizationjustificationstressanxietydiscomforttensionperceptioncognitionbiasconfirmation biasdenialambivalenceconflictlogicreasoningmindsetconvictionvaluemoralityethicsguiltshameregretdecisionchoicecompromiseadaptationassimilationaccommodationschemaheuristicegodefense mechanismrepressionprojectionsublimationmental healthbehaviorismdissonanceinconsistencyclashfrictiondiscrepancydivergencecontradictoryincompatibleresolutionreductionavoidancecognitive loadbelief systemworldviewparadigm shiftrationalizereconcileharmonizejustifydenyignoresuppress