dissonance reduction

Optimism about elections: Dissonance reduction at the ballot box.

In addition, after a failed prophecy members may attempt to explain the outcome through rationalization and dissonance reduction.

Festinger explained this phenomenon as part of a coping mechanism called dissonance reduction, a form of rationalization.

Dissonance reduction can be achieved by changing behavior, changing cognition, or selectively acquiring new information or opinions.

Immune Neglect We have unconscious psychological processes such as ego defense, dissonance reductions, self-serving biases, etc that will cushion the effects of a negative event.

The tale has been used in discussions of cognitive dissonance to exemplify a dissonance-increasing behavior (repeated poor trades) that leads to dissonance reduction behavior (believing that the trades were well-made).

Dissonance reduction can occur when a person has endured arduous initiation into a group; if some aspects of the group are unpleasant, the person may distort their perception of the group because of the difficulty of entry.