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Methods to Reduce Cognitive Dissonance
To alleviate the tension of cognitive dissonance, individuals can change their conflicting behavior, alter their attitudes or cognitions to create alignment, or introduce a new cognition that justifies the inconsistency.
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Methods to Reduce Cognitive Dissonance
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