Cognitive Dissonance In Childhood

Fear has a component of biological traits and genes but there are also many environmental experiences that impact what you are afraid of as an adult. As children we are taught that making a mistake is wrong and many times we get punished for simple errors that are no big deal. We are all afraid of failure but there people that are just too afraid, this is a consequence of bad treatment during childhood. The best way to overcome fear is by being confident in what you are afraid of. For example if you are afraid of making an embarrassing mistake while presenting in front of a class then practice it in front of your family or a group of people you feel comfortable with until you’re confident with what you are saying.
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Nowadays many parents instruct their children not to do something they are doing themselves. They come up with justifications by saying they are the parent as well as the adult in the house therefore they get to do whatever they want. Another way to reduce cognitive dissonance is to change the behavior instead of the excuse because many children do not understand the reasoning they just do what they see is being done and view it as a right thing to do. For example many parents tell their children not to say curse words because at their age it does not suit them but as the children see their parents talking this way they go ahead and speak this way as well when parents are not around. I think that when parents set a good example of doing what they say, children will grow up less likely to fall in dinossant state and the same thing goes for admitting when they are being hypocrites. Sometimes its best to deeply consider our own behaviors before we say out loud an opinion about something or judge someone else. In the reading it showed many examples of various people making excuses and things to make …show more content…
One of my major passions is for animals and nature. One example of dissonance in my life is the belief that the environment should be well taken care for the new generations to come so that they will have a good place to live. Even though I believe this I don’t do much about it. The way I resolved this was by getting a car that is more environmentally friendly rather than a car that releases out pollution or drive a diesel