jan 9, 1955 - Leon Festinger develops his work on cognitive dissonance.
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Leon suggests that individuals seek for a consistency in their beliefs, opinions, etc (in the cognitions, basically) and that when there isn't one, something must change to get rid of the inconsistencies, and reduce the dissonance.
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