{"id":59402,"date":"2020-11-24T09:18:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=59402"},"modified":"2023-07-21T05:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T05:24:01","slug":"dissonance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/dissonance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissonance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A feeling of uncertainty that occurs when a person believes two equally attractive but opposite ideas, cognitive dissonance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>In social psychology, the term &#8220;cognitive dissonance&#8221; is used to describe a state that occurs when an individual has minimal awareness of any discord, disagreement, or conflict within themselves. 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