Generate an example of a time when someone experiences cognitive dissonance and then reduces it by changing their attitude. Your example can be based on your personal experience, or something you find


Generate an example of a time when someone experiences cognitive dissonance and then reduces it by changing their attitude. Your example can be based on your personal experience, or something you find in a film, book, or online. Make sure to: 

  • Describe the specific example of cognitive dissonance that you located,
  • Clearly explain why you think the person experiences cognitive dissonance, and what type of cognitive dissonance they experience (insufficient justification?  Post-decision dissonance?  Effort justification?), and
  • Clearly explain how the person reduces their cognitive dissonance.