I didn't want to get into this discussion, but after seeing strong reactions to Kelly (2025), I think it's worth helping colleagues think more critically about what the paper actually shows—and doesn't show.
Spoiler: not the bombshell some claim.
#SocialPsychology #CognitiveDissonance
Spoiler: not the bombshell some claim.
#SocialPsychology #CognitiveDissonance
Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased.....
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November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I didn't want to get into this discussion, but after seeing strong reactions to Kelly (2025), I think it's worth helping colleagues think more critically about what the paper actually shows—and doesn't show.
Spoiler: not the bombshell some claim.
#SocialPsychology #CognitiveDissonance
Spoiler: not the bombshell some claim.
#SocialPsychology #CognitiveDissonance
So hard critic is okay to move forward but Science is much more.
a/ Read the papers (not just abstracts)
b/ Put them in perspective with the full literature
Critique the ethics AND maintain scientific rigor.
#replication #cognitivedissonance #scienticrigor
a/ Read the papers (not just abstracts)
b/ Put them in perspective with the full literature
Critique the ethics AND maintain scientific rigor.
#replication #cognitivedissonance #scienticrigor
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So hard critic is okay to move forward but Science is much more.
a/ Read the papers (not just abstracts)
b/ Put them in perspective with the full literature
Critique the ethics AND maintain scientific rigor.
#replication #cognitivedissonance #scienticrigor
a/ Read the papers (not just abstracts)
b/ Put them in perspective with the full literature
Critique the ethics AND maintain scientific rigor.
#replication #cognitivedissonance #scienticrigor
This 💯
Our retelling of our traumas over and over and over and over ..
Retraumatises, exhausts, invalidates us
Then if you have the added bonus of being #ADHD you risk a debilitating episode of #RSD when they refuse to help you..
#cPTSD
#TheTelling
#systemic
#cognitivedissonance
Our retelling of our traumas over and over and over and over ..
Retraumatises, exhausts, invalidates us
Then if you have the added bonus of being #ADHD you risk a debilitating episode of #RSD when they refuse to help you..
#cPTSD
#TheTelling
#systemic
#cognitivedissonance
"being asked to relive bad experiences is common. We have to keep reliving things to make complaints to get change (which often fails due to power and money differentials), and then organisations also want to know these details. At what cost?"
normalness.com/2025/11/07/t...
normalness.com/2025/11/07/t...
Tips on codesign for organisations - Normal Ness
As you know, I have thoughts and feelings on codesign. But I came across this research by DANA and thought I’d share the points that felt most important. Important to me basically means the points tha...
normalness.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This 💯
Our retelling of our traumas over and over and over and over ..
Retraumatises, exhausts, invalidates us
Then if you have the added bonus of being #ADHD you risk a debilitating episode of #RSD when they refuse to help you..
#cPTSD
#TheTelling
#systemic
#cognitivedissonance
Our retelling of our traumas over and over and over and over ..
Retraumatises, exhausts, invalidates us
Then if you have the added bonus of being #ADHD you risk a debilitating episode of #RSD when they refuse to help you..
#cPTSD
#TheTelling
#systemic
#cognitivedissonance
It’s because their “moral calculus” is contingent on in-groups and out-groups, and they believe that rules, morals, and policies should apply differently to both. And that these should always favor in-groups (to which they and “people like them” belong) and disfavor out-groups. #CognitiveDissonance
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s because their “moral calculus” is contingent on in-groups and out-groups, and they believe that rules, morals, and policies should apply differently to both. And that these should always favor in-groups (to which they and “people like them” belong) and disfavor out-groups. #CognitiveDissonance
Vance spokesperson: “Gavin Newsom wants people to think this exercise is dangerous.”
<shrapnel hits Vance’s motorcade>
Vance spokesperson: No comment.
<shrapnel hits Vance’s motorcade>
Vance spokesperson: No comment.
October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
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#CognitiveDissonance
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance
Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition
Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing
juliefrancella.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance
🙉🙏🙈🙏🙊
"You know, in high school, if you didn't believe in #science or #history, it was just called failing."
~ Michelle Wolf
#anthropology
#cognitivedissonance
#creator #creationism
#Genesis
#god #gods
#religion
"You know, in high school, if you didn't believe in #science or #history, it was just called failing."
~ Michelle Wolf
#anthropology
#cognitivedissonance
#creator #creationism
#Genesis
#god #gods
#religion
September 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🙉🙏🙈🙏🙊
"You know, in high school, if you didn't believe in #science or #history, it was just called failing."
~ Michelle Wolf
#anthropology
#cognitivedissonance
#creator #creationism
#Genesis
#god #gods
#religion
"You know, in high school, if you didn't believe in #science or #history, it was just called failing."
~ Michelle Wolf
#anthropology
#cognitivedissonance
#creator #creationism
#Genesis
#god #gods
#religion
Here are some pictures of all of the Depresso sticker options! The only holographic laminate that is a pain is the one with little hearts - but they're finally UV resistant!
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#Palworld #Depresso #stickers #digitalart #etsy #cognitivedissonance #depression #NoGoingBack
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#Palworld #Depresso #stickers #digitalart #etsy #cognitivedissonance #depression #NoGoingBack
September 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Here are some pictures of all of the Depresso sticker options! The only holographic laminate that is a pain is the one with little hearts - but they're finally UV resistant!
www.etsy.com/listing/4350...
#Palworld #Depresso #stickers #digitalart #etsy #cognitivedissonance #depression #NoGoingBack
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#Palworld #Depresso #stickers #digitalart #etsy #cognitivedissonance #depression #NoGoingBack
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #468: True Believer Syndrome.
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#truebelieversyndrome #rapture #paranormal #supernatural #bullshit #scams #frauds #cognitivedissonance #cognitivedisorder #psychology #cults #belief #delusion #skeptic #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
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#truebelieversyndrome #rapture #paranormal #supernatural #bullshit #scams #frauds #cognitivedissonance #cognitivedisorder #psychology #cults #belief #delusion #skeptic #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #468: True Believer Syndrome.
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#truebelieversyndrome #rapture #paranormal #supernatural #bullshit #scams #frauds #cognitivedissonance #cognitivedisorder #psychology #cults #belief #delusion #skeptic #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
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#truebelieversyndrome #rapture #paranormal #supernatural #bullshit #scams #frauds #cognitivedissonance #cognitivedisorder #psychology #cults #belief #delusion #skeptic #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
Bondi warns Office Depot worker who refused to print Charlie Kirk flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’, but somehow, refusing to bake a 🍰 for a gay wedding is perfectly OK. This level of #cognitivedissonance would be hilarious if it weren’t setting legal double standards. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/pam...
Pam Bondi Threatens Charges Over Office Depot Employee Who Refused To Print Charlie Kirk Flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice is considering bringing charges after a now-fired Office Depot employee refused to print flyers advertising a vigil for Charlie Kirk.
www.mediaite.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Bondi warns Office Depot worker who refused to print Charlie Kirk flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’, but somehow, refusing to bake a 🍰 for a gay wedding is perfectly OK. This level of #cognitivedissonance would be hilarious if it weren’t setting legal double standards. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/pam...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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• Bus Fares up 50%
• Rail Cards up 16%
• Energy Bills up 10% (and rising again next month)
• Water Bills rising 22-47%
• Tuition Fees rising 13%
• Fiscal Drag on Income Tax up 2%
• Council Tax up to 10%
#CognitiveDissonance
• Rail Cards up 16%
• Energy Bills up 10% (and rising again next month)
• Water Bills rising 22-47%
• Tuition Fees rising 13%
• Fiscal Drag on Income Tax up 2%
• Council Tax up to 10%
#CognitiveDissonance
February 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
• Bus Fares up 50%
• Rail Cards up 16%
• Energy Bills up 10% (and rising again next month)
• Water Bills rising 22-47%
• Tuition Fees rising 13%
• Fiscal Drag on Income Tax up 2%
• Council Tax up to 10%
#CognitiveDissonance
• Rail Cards up 16%
• Energy Bills up 10% (and rising again next month)
• Water Bills rising 22-47%
• Tuition Fees rising 13%
• Fiscal Drag on Income Tax up 2%
• Council Tax up to 10%
#CognitiveDissonance
FACEBOOK IS SOMA.
Homage Aldous Huxley.
Download and propogate.
Homage Aldous Huxley.
Download and propogate.
January 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
FACEBOOK IS SOMA.
Homage Aldous Huxley.
Download and propogate.
Homage Aldous Huxley.
Download and propogate.
Y'all know the MAGA hivemind must construct a conspiracy to rationalize away why planes flown by straight white men are falling out of the sky -- now that #Felon47 has "ended" DEI. #CognitiveDissonance
February 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Y'all know the MAGA hivemind must construct a conspiracy to rationalize away why planes flown by straight white men are falling out of the sky -- now that #Felon47 has "ended" DEI. #CognitiveDissonance
Ha!
Sounds a lot like “Fake News!”
Sounds a lot like “nuh uh, YOU are”
You should have added a few mindless MAGA laugh emoji’s 🤣🤣🤣
Your clear and present #CognitiveDissonance is what gets you the name #BlueMaga.
Sounds a lot like “Fake News!”
Sounds a lot like “nuh uh, YOU are”
You should have added a few mindless MAGA laugh emoji’s 🤣🤣🤣
Your clear and present #CognitiveDissonance is what gets you the name #BlueMaga.
February 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ha!
Sounds a lot like “Fake News!”
Sounds a lot like “nuh uh, YOU are”
You should have added a few mindless MAGA laugh emoji’s 🤣🤣🤣
Your clear and present #CognitiveDissonance is what gets you the name #BlueMaga.
Sounds a lot like “Fake News!”
Sounds a lot like “nuh uh, YOU are”
You should have added a few mindless MAGA laugh emoji’s 🤣🤣🤣
Your clear and present #CognitiveDissonance is what gets you the name #BlueMaga.
#X #WakeUp #SocialMedia #Truth #Lies #Propaganda #CognitiveDissonance #HistoryRepeats #Germany #DarkTimes #TikTokTruth #Viral #FYP #ForYou #Trending #Algorithm #FakeNews #Media #Conspiracy #Think #Reality #Division #Hate #Chaos #Society #Warning
#CalltoActivism ⚖️
#nayibbukele🗽
#KilmarAbregoGarcia🆓️N
#CalltoActivism ⚖️
#nayibbukele🗽
#KilmarAbregoGarcia🆓️N
April 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just ran across an intriguing new book. Among other things it seems to address the role of #CognitiveDissonance in political opinions, why people are tending more towards #FarRight opinions, and why it is so difficult to open the eyes of #MAGA adherents and #tRumpSupporters.
#BlueCrew #Indivisible
#BlueCrew #Indivisible
On June 4th with Nas Tavakoli-Far:
Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people's minds. It doesn't. Let's talk about what to do instead!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sarah-stei...
Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people's minds. It doesn't. Let's talk about what to do instead!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sarah-stei...
Sarah Stein Lubrano DON'T TALK ABOUT POLITICS with Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Sarah Stein Lubrano looks at how we can work to build stronger foundations for political life, and a better world for us all
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just ran across an intriguing new book. Among other things it seems to address the role of #CognitiveDissonance in political opinions, why people are tending more towards #FarRight opinions, and why it is so difficult to open the eyes of #MAGA adherents and #tRumpSupporters.
#BlueCrew #Indivisible
#BlueCrew #Indivisible
I know climate change is awful, it truly scares me, but ALSO I’m Scottish and we’ve finally had the kind of summer when you can go to the beach and actually relax #CognitiveDissonance
August 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I know climate change is awful, it truly scares me, but ALSO I’m Scottish and we’ve finally had the kind of summer when you can go to the beach and actually relax #CognitiveDissonance
(7/7) Meat eaters tend to deny the animal mind to reduce their #cognitivedissonance, and defend & rationalize their #meat intake as natural, normal, necessary or nice (#4Ns), sometimes also appealing to religion, the availability of meat, freedom of choice, or masculinity: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Redirecting
doi.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
(7/7) Meat eaters tend to deny the animal mind to reduce their #cognitivedissonance, and defend & rationalize their #meat intake as natural, normal, necessary or nice (#4Ns), sometimes also appealing to religion, the availability of meat, freedom of choice, or masculinity: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#HypocrisyIsAWeapon to disrupt #BrainFunction
#Contradiction #Paradox #CognitiveDissonance
#EmotionLogic #BrainCircuits
#CollectiveUnconscious
#SharedFacts #LiesAreViruses and #TruthIsTheVaccine
#Contradiction #Paradox #CognitiveDissonance
#EmotionLogic #BrainCircuits
#CollectiveUnconscious
#SharedFacts #LiesAreViruses and #TruthIsTheVaccine
December 10, 2024 at 7:59 AM
The main problem that yanks gonna have is #cognitivedissonance
November 27, 2024 at 5:07 AM
The main problem that yanks gonna have is #cognitivedissonance
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#OldNews "The Matrix was a documentary."
#QPOL "Idiocracy, too." Hence, "nothing has fundamentally changed."🤓
Here's to traveling full-circle from idolization, to disillusionment, to integrating the #CognitiveDissonance of the #PostAutomationEra
www.amazon.com/dp/1732930031
#OldNews "The Matrix was a documentary."
#QPOL "Idiocracy, too." Hence, "nothing has fundamentally changed."🤓
Here's to traveling full-circle from idolization, to disillusionment, to integrating the #CognitiveDissonance of the #PostAutomationEra
www.amazon.com/dp/1732930031
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 AM
x.com/tsarnick/sta...
#OldNews "The Matrix was a documentary."
#QPOL "Idiocracy, too." Hence, "nothing has fundamentally changed."🤓
Here's to traveling full-circle from idolization, to disillusionment, to integrating the #CognitiveDissonance of the #PostAutomationEra
www.amazon.com/dp/1732930031
#OldNews "The Matrix was a documentary."
#QPOL "Idiocracy, too." Hence, "nothing has fundamentally changed."🤓
Here's to traveling full-circle from idolization, to disillusionment, to integrating the #CognitiveDissonance of the #PostAutomationEra
www.amazon.com/dp/1732930031