Cognitive Dissonance - The Battle of Conflicting Beliefs
Cognitive dissonance is based on the idea that we change and reconcile two ideas that are psychologically incompatible. When the two contradictory ideas are deeply ingrained in our identity, this mental imbalance can become overwhelming and intoxicate our minds – and as a result, we may even believe the most absurd conspiracy theories. Watch our video about the origins of this idea and its original exploration from 1954. Support us - we're on Patreon! 🎁 https://bit.ly/3MqY00D Don't miss a new video with our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ OUR CHANNELS English channel / sproutsvideos German Channel / sproutsdeutschland Spanish Canal / sproutsespañol And many more: www.sproutsschools.com SPROUTS TEAM Screenplay: Jonas Koblin Illustrator: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Christian Beppo Peters Coloration: Nalin Arrangements: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Sound design: Miguel Ojeda Production management: Selina Bador Checking the facts: Ludo Saint Amour di Chanaz Translation: Gunnar Selm SOUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus Magical Keys - Studio Le Bus Terror Avenue - Jack Pierce Dig deeper with these top videos, games, and resources: Read about the meat paradox and how your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals in this post from The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-meat-paradox-how-your-brain-wrestles-with-the-ethics-of-eating-animals-175683 Read a research paper on why logical reasoning is more closely related to implausible than plausible conspiracy ideas. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34813995/ Watch an interview with the author of The Intelligent Trap where he explains why intelligent people make stupid mistakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_e0-FOehY Or read his book. https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Trap-Smart-People-Mistakes/dp/0393651428 Read this overview of why people believe in conspiracy theories. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/the-psychology-behind-conspiracy-theories https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kognitive_Dissonanz https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Festinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_Fails https://davenussbaum.com/blog/replicating-dissonance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33799054/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5444193/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8591587/ Class exercise: In this activity, participants will learn about cognitive dissonance through their own experience. Students discuss the feelings of discomfort that arise with dissonance and consider what strategies people use to minimize these feelings, such as rationalization, denial, or trivialization. Eventually, they learn to recognize these feelings and deal with this discomfort. https://breakingprejudice.org/group-activities/activities-in-english/understanding-cognitive-dissonance-activity/ LICENSE Creative Commons CC-BY-NC More information here: https://sproutsschools.com/ Original: "Sprouts Germany" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.