Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort that arises when an individual encounters a conflict between what they believe and how they behave, or between two competing beliefs.

The goal of the model isn’t content knowledge (though it should produce that), but rather something closer to wisdom–learning how to learn.

It is suggested that the brain does not have one learning system but four–each with its own unique memory pattern and accompaniments.

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