Which do you believe is most important?

[Uncle Joe]

Please consider U.S. History should you vote

The thread below is just the latest of many dynamics or examples which prompted me to post this poll


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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Tax returns, that is what I feel is important.

[Uncle Joe]

2. I believe this is called cognitive dissonance

In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. The occurrence of cognitive dissonance is a consequence of a person performing an action that contradicts personal beliefs, ideals, and values; and also occurs when confronted with new information that contradicts said beliefs, ideals, and values.[1][2]

In A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (1957), Leon Festinger proposed that human beings strive for internal psychological consistency in order to mentally function in the real world. A person who experiences internal inconsistency tends to become psychologically uncomfortable, and is motivated to reduce the cognitive dissonance. This is done by making changes to justify their stressful behavior, either by adding new parts to the cognition causing the psychological dissonance, or by actively avoiding social situations and/or contradictory information likely to increase the magnitude of the cognitive dissonance.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

[OilemFirchen]

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[Uncle Joe]

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[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked for the 10:02 CST crowd