Cognitive dissonance | Definition | What is Cognitive dissonance?

Cognitive dissonance is a state of mental discomfort (psychological stress) arising because a person holds two or more logically contradictory beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. Cognitive dissonance creates inner turmoil and impacts the psychological well-being of a person. Person tries to minimize the cognitive dissonance by A person may undergo attitude change in order to minimize cognitive dissonance.