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The liar inside. ASK Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris about cognitive dissonance

The liar inside. ASK Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris about cognitive dissonance

The art of self-deception is practised by many of us, but how does cognitive dissonance work? ASK pre-eminent social psychologists and experts Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson.

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I thoroughly enjoyed Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me. What can we expect to see in the updated 2020 version?
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Carol Tavris:
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What role is cognitive dissonance having in people's responses to the pandemic?
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Carol Tavris:
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Is cognitive dissonance a part of mental illness?
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Carol Tavris:
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What can people do about cognitive dissonance given that cognitive dissonance reduction is an unconscious process and outside of awareness?
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Carol Tavris:
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Do psychopaths experience cognitive dissonance?
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Carol Tavris:
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Does cognitive dissonance explain someone being a hypocrite?
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Carol Tavris:
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I have a friend who has done some bad things, and I have reluctance about keeping him in my life, but we have been friends for a very long time. Is this cognitive dissonance?
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Carol Tavris:
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Does political correctness and having to say or not say things that we do/don't believe in etc lead to cognitive dissonance?
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Carol Tavris:
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