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According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, what happens when our beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent?
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According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, what happens when our beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent?
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When our beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent, we experience cognitive dissonance, which leads to an uncomfortable psychological state and can motivate us to change our beliefs or behaviors.
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