Cognitive dissonance — The Fox and the Grapes by Aesop. When the fox fails to reach the grapes, he decides he does not want them after all. This is an example of adaptive preference formation, which serves to reduce cognitive dissonance.[1] … Wikipedia
Cognitive-affective personality system — Cognitive Affective Processing System Concepts Cognitive affective unit Self perception Situation Person situation interaction Proponents Walter Mischel Yuichi Shoda Relevant works A cognitive affective system theory of personality … Wikipedia
Cognitive dimensions — are design principles for notations, user interfaces and programming language design, described by researcher Thomas R.G. Green. The dimensions can be used to evaluate the usability of an existing information artefact , or as heuristics to guide… … Wikipedia
Cognitive bias — For an article about the conceptual problems of the mind see Cognitive closure (philosophy). Psychology … Wikipedia
Cognitive Information Processing — The Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Approach to Career Development and Services[1][2][3] is a theory of career problem solving and decision making that was developed through the joint efforts of a group of researchers at the Florida State… … Wikipedia
Cognitive dimensions of notations — Hidden dependency redirects here. Cognitive dimensions or Cognitive dimensions of notations [1] are design principles for notations, user interfaces and programming language design, described by researchers Thomas R.G. Green and Marian Petre. The … Wikipedia
Cognitive polyphasia — The concept of cognitive polyphasia refers to the ability of people to think about the same issue in contradictory terms in different situations. From Greek: polloi many , phasis appearance . Origin of the concept In his research on popular… … Wikipedia
cognitive dissonance — A major cognitive theory propounded by in A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (1957). The theory addresses competing, contradictory, or opposing elements of cognition and behaviour: for example, why do people continue smoking, when they know that… … Dictionary of sociology
attitudinal consistency — See cognitive consistency … Dictionary of sociology
systemic consistency — noun Experienced similarity between heterogenous parts of the system. Dimensions of it can consist of information, visual appearance, interactive behavior and assistive capabilities. When consistent in the system level, reduces waiting, stress… … Wiktionary
