contradiction

Examples of contradiction in the following topics:

• Cognitive Development in Adulthood

  • The need for specialization results in pragmatic thinking—using logic to solve real-world problems while accepting contradiction, imperfection, and other issues.

• Mischel's Cognitive-Affective Model of Personality and the Person-Situation Debate

  • This argument contradicted the fundamental tenet of trait theory that only internal traits, not external situations, should be taken into account.
  • These findings contradicted the classic trait-theory assumption that individuals who shared a specific trait would behave in a similar manner.

• The Cognitive and Achievement Approaches to Motivation

  • Cognitive dissonance occurs when a person experiences conflict, contradiction, or inconsistency in their cognitions.