noun The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. Perception, discernment, awareness, learning.dis·so·nancenoun Lack of harmony among musical notes.
A tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements. Inharmoniousness, discordance.Cognitive dissonance is the inner discomfort that we have when our beliefs don’t match our behaviour.
It’s the confusing tug of conscience when we value something, but our actions say otherwise. It’s the niggly, sticky, slightly gross, but often disregarded and justified, interior conflict that happens when our actions don’t sync up with our personal consciousness.
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