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behavior-change

Explore 3 cognitive biases related to this topic.

Cognitive Dissonance

11 min read

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort we feel when our beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors conflict, often leading us to change one of them to restore harmony.

Cognitive Biases / Motivated cognition

/ Dissonance reduction (process)

Psychological Reactance

10 min read

Psychological reactance is the impulse to resist or do the opposite when we perceive our freedom to choose as being threatened or restricted.

Social Biases / Persuasion and autonomy

/ Reactance

Restraint Bias

5 min read

Overestimating our self-control.

Cognitive Biases