The state of unpleasant psychological tension that motivates people to reduce our inconsistencies and return to a more consistent state is referred to as:

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Cognitive dissonance is the state of psychological tension that arises when a person holds two or more inconsistent attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors. This tension motivates them to reduce the inconsistencies and return to a more consistent state, which can be done through either changing their behavior, changing their beliefs or attitudes, or rationalizing the inconsistencies. The other options, self-serving bias, attribution, and prejudice, are not directly related to this concept of psychological tension and inconsistency.

The State of Unpleasant Psychological Tension That Motivates People to Reduce