A typical example of cognitive dissonance; for example have the habit to enjoy playing with venomous snake, but you know that the snake venom is very harmful then that would result in cognitive dissonance. It is reasonable that cognitive dissonance extend to include justification of effort as a product of cognitive dissonance. When an individual is trapped between two beliefs or behaviors, or even attitude, the level of the conflict could be strong at the point that it creates discomfort or loss of harmony within the individual’s life style. Regardless of the awareness whether positive or negative, individual would engage the ambition of taking the risk to defend his beliefs. “The magnitude of dissonance depends on importance or value of the elements (e.g. knowledge, belief, attitudes) that are dissonant” (Metin & Camgoz,
A typical example of cognitive dissonance; for example have the habit to enjoy playing with venomous snake, but you know that the snake venom is very harmful then that would result in cognitive dissonance. It is reasonable that cognitive dissonance extend to include justification of effort as a product of cognitive dissonance. When an individual is trapped between two beliefs or behaviors, or even attitude, the level of the conflict could be strong at the point that it creates discomfort or loss of harmony within the individual’s life style. Regardless of the awareness whether positive or negative, individual would engage the ambition of taking the risk to defend his beliefs. “The magnitude of dissonance depends on importance or value of the elements (e.g. knowledge, belief, attitudes) that are dissonant” (Metin & Camgoz,