Replying to LO30628 --
Dear At,
The associated subject to cognitive dissonance is, I believe cognitive
relativism. The amount of dissonance depends on the system/paradigm one
is accustomed to. The truth depends on the paradigm and how you perceive
it. I recently heard of a strking example. A lady I know was attending a
marriage guidance session. She couldn't even 'hear' the words that her
husband was having an affair, she was so programmed from living within the
marital state.
Best Regards,
Alan Cotterell.
>From: "AM de Lange" <amdelange@postino.up.ac.za>
>
> For the benefit of fellow learners. The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
> Theory (TCD) was introduced to the world of pshychology by Leon
> Festinger in 1957. It was less than a decade after Prigogine introduced
> his Theory of Irreversible Thermodynamics (TIT) to the world of physics.
--Alan Cotterell <acottere@bigpond.net.au>
Learning-org -- Hosted by Rick Karash <Richard@Karash.com> Public Dialog on Learning Organizations -- <http://www.learning-org.com>
"Learning-org" and the format of our message identifiers (LO1234, etc.) are trademarks of Richard Karash.