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A [[powerful]] [[cause]] of dissonance is an [[idea]] in [[conflict]] with a [[fundamental]] element of the [[self]]-[[concept]], such as "I am a [[good]] [[person]]" or "I made the right [[decision]]". The [[anxiety]] that comes with the [[possibility]] of having made a bad decision can lead to [[rationalization]], the tendency to create additional reasons or justifications to [[support]] one's [[choices]]. A person who just spent too much [[money]] on a new car might decide that the new vehicle is much less likely to break down than his or her old car. This [[belief]] may or may not be true, but it would reduce dissonance and make the [[person]] feel better. Dissonance can also lead to [[confirmation]] bias, the [[denial]] of disconfirming [[evidence]], and other [[ego]] [[defense]] [[mechanisms]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance]

A [[powerful]] [[cause]] of dissonance is an [[idea]] in [[conflict]] with a [[fundamental]] element of the [[self]]-[[concept]], such as "I am a [[good]] [[person]]" or "I made the right [[decision]]". The [[anxiety]] that comes with the [[possibility]] of having made a bad decision can lead to [[rationalization]], the tendency to create additional reasons or justifications to [[support]] one's [[choices]]. A person who just spent too much [[money]] on a new car might decide that the new vehicle is much less likely to break down than his or her old car. This [[belief]] may or may not be true, but it would reduce dissonance and make the [[person]] feel better. Dissonance can also lead to [[confirmation]] bias, the [[denial]] of disconfirming [[evidence]], and other [[ego]] [[defense]] [[mechanisms]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance]

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