How To Spot A Hypocrite
Hey Psych2Go-ers! Being around people with severe hypocritical tendencies is uncomfortable. I mean, the definition does lend itself into this feeling. “a person who claims…
Tag: cognitive dissonance
Harry Potter and the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance: How did Fudge keep denying Voldemort’s return?
Throughout the Harry Potter series we can see some interesting psychology at work. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the…
4 Stages of Cognitive Development. Which ones have you been through?
This topic was most voted for in this week’s poll at the moment of publication of this article was the theory of the Four Stages…
Cognitive Dissonance: How Inconsistencies Can Make Our Brains Change Us
In an earlier article, I mentioned that when unrealistic perfectionist standards were not met, cognitive dissonance occurred. (Read it here: Perfectionism: Making Yourself Sick) Cognitive Dissonance Theory…
