Concept of cognitive dissonance

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Read an article written by social psychologists, Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson entitled, The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemic (July, 2020). It is focused a bit on American politics but still worth reading.

What did you think? Did it help clarify the concept of cognitive dissonance? Do you think that cognitive dissonance helps explain some behaviours during the pandemic?

Give me at least one example from your life (or in the media, or in Canadian politics) that is an example of cognitive dissonance and explain how it is dissonance. How can we overcome cognitive dissonance - do you think it is even possible?

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