"Cognitive Dissonance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant.
| Descriptor ID |
D003073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.305
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| Concept/Terms |
Cognitive Dissonance- Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Dissonances
- Dissonance, Cognitive
- Dissonances, Cognitive
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