"Cognitive Dissonance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant.
| Descriptor ID |
D003073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.305
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| Concept/Terms |
Cognitive Dissonance- Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Dissonances
- Dissonance, Cognitive
- Dissonances, Cognitive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cognitive Dissonance" by people in Profiles.
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Escalation of Commitment in the Surgical ICU. Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr; 45(4):e433-e436.
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Fostering students' reflection about bias in healthcare: cognitive dissonance and the role of personal and normative standards. Med Teach. 2013 Apr; 35(4):e1082-9.
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Ideals, activities, dissonance, and processing: a conceptual model to guide educators' efforts to stimulate student reflection. Acad Med. 2010 May; 85(5):902-8.
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Academic dishonesty and attitudes towards academic dishonest acts: support for cognitive dissonance theory. Psychol Rep. 2003 Feb; 92(1):174-6.