One way to reduce cognitive dissonance is to engage in self-affirmation. In what case of cognitive dissonance might we be more likely to use this indirect method for dissonance reduction?
If you did something that induced some dissonance, and you used self-affirmation to reduce your dissonance, how would you personally go about it?
Answer:
People are more likely to use the indirect method in cases where it is more difficult to trivialize, i.e., when the dissonance involves serious attitude/behavior conflicts. (Obviously, what follows is idiosyncratic.) Were I to be impatient with someone, I'm most likely to remind myself that I am generally not an impatient person, and I know I get that way when I'm under stress. I resolve to address directly the things that are causing me stress, that I'm not naturally a stressed-out hurried person--this resolution helps a lot to reduce the dissonance.
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