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Cognitive Dissonance
An unpleasant state of psychological tension or arousal (dissonance) that occurs when two thoughts or perceptions (cognitions) are inconsistent; typically results from the awareness that attitudes and behavior are in conflict.

Holding inconsistent cognitions arouses psychological tension that people become motivated to reduce.