Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that ...

The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people are averse to inconsistencies within their own minds. It offers one explanation for why people sometimes make an effort to adjust their ...

It is the subject of a new theory based on experiments showing that the grass is usually not greener on the other side of the fence and that grapes are sourest when ...

Deathcore outfit Whitechapel are going to hit the road hard to kick off 2025 thanks to their newly announced ‘Hymns in Dissonance” North American tour and the great lineup of supporting acts they’ve ...

It comes with its own wallpapers. Windows NXT/CPC is part of Microsoft’s broader plan to compete against the likes of ChromeOS by focusing more on web-based components. Unlike the traditional ...

If you’re a horror geek, then surely you’re at least aware of the existence of Shudder at this point. The genre-focused service helped to prove the viability of niche streaming when it ...

Open from November 8, 2024, to March 9, 2025, the presentation features over 80 artworks comprising painting, sculpture, works on paper, and ephemera, installed across five levels of the museum’s ...

Sanders creates a visual dissonance that almost subconsciously insinuates its way into our brains and feeds the central idea of the film. And it’s hypnotic. The environment and the creatures ...

Open from November 8, 2024, to March 9, 2025, the presentation features over 80 artworks comprising painting, sculpture, works on paper, and ephemera, installed across five levels of the museum’s ...

Something was in the air on Sunday night at the Kennedy Center. Upon arrival, it was a faint funky smell — the unmistakable must of a damp carpet. On Saturday, an incident triggered the Kennedy ...