It’s common for generally-idealistic adolescents to think of themselves as “liberal.” Adulthood, though, changes people, or ...
A recent study published in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump ...
A man once asked for some of my chewing gum. When I refused him, he explained that he didn’t want it anyway ... Source: Geralt/Pixabay I’ll be the first to admit that the term ‘cognitive dissonance’ ...
This post was updated March 1 at 8:32 p.m. When was the last time you procrastinated? Are you doing it right now? For many college students, procrastination is one of the most common examples of ...
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Three psychological studies published in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology explore how Donald Trump supporters ...
If nations can suffer from cognitive dissonance just as individuals can, it’s easy to see why we elected Donald Trump. A good place to start thinking about this is football: As I often do in late ...