Sunday, November 02, 2008

Definition of the Day: Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance (psych): an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously, for example: when you're listening to NPR and Metallica's Master of Puppets starts playing.


I happened to be looking across the highway and I'm pretty sure that about 1 in 20 cars swerved slightly as their drivers **winced**

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